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CVE-2024-8996: Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows has Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability

September 25, 2024 (updated October 9, 2024)

Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM. This issue affects Agent Flow before 0.43.3.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4
  • github.com/grafana/agent
  • github.com/grafana/agent/commit/91bab2c05906938d3f8e1e3c61a863f037985299
  • github.com/grafana/agent/releases/tag/v0.43.2
  • github.com/grafana/agent/releases/tag/v0.43.3
  • grafana.com/blog/2024/09/25/grafana-alloy-and-grafana-agent-flow-security-release-high-severity-fix-for-cve-2024-8975-and-cve-2024-8996
  • grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8996
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8996
  • pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-3170

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.43.3

Fixed versions

  • 0.43.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.43.3 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

Source file

go/github.com/grafana/agent/CVE-2024-8996.yml

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