CVE-2024-8996

Grafana Agent Flow on Windows Unquoted service path

Description

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 0.43.2

Remediation

Solution:

  • Uninstall Agent Flow, and then perform a clean install with version either 0.43.3 or a higher version

Workaround:

  • Edit the registry to manually add the double quotes manually to `Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Grafana Agent Flow`

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory grafana.com Vendor Advisory grafana.com
Affected: Grafana Agent Flow
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8996/ vendor advisory
https://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/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/grafana/agent/releases/tag/v0.43.3 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8996?
CVE-2024-8996 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8996?
To fix CVE-2024-8996: Uninstall Agent Flow, and then perform a clean install with version either 0.43.3 or a higher version
Is CVE-2024-8996 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-8996 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8996?
CVE-2024-8996 affects Grafana Agent Flow.
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