CVE-2024-37726
Published: 03 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-37726 is a medium-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-37726 is an insecure permissions vulnerability, tracked as CWE-269, that affects Micro-Star International Co., Ltd MSI Center version 2.0.36.0. The flaw resides in the Export System Info function of the MSI.CentralServer.exe component and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.8 reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required.
A local attacker who can interact with the affected MSI Center installation can invoke the Export System Info function to escalate privileges on the host, resulting in high impact to confidentiality and integrity along with limited impact to availability.
Public references consist solely of proof-of-concept material hosted on GitHub; no vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available data. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0791 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-36810
Vulnerability details
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Micro-Star International Co., Ltd MSI Center v.2.0.36.0 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the Export System Info function in MSI.CentralServer.exe
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.
Access supervision ensures privileges are assigned and managed without improper escalation or retention.
Assigning group/role memberships and access authorizations (privileges) while reviewing accounts addresses improper privilege management.
Enforces proper privilege management by requiring all decisions through the verified reference monitor.
By mandating division of duties across roles, the control enforces proper privilege management and prevents a single entity from controlling an entire sensitive process.
Implements core proper privilege management by restricting to only required rights.
Policy requires training on privilege management and least privilege, making it harder to exploit improper privilege management weaknesses.
Training covers proper privilege management practices, making incorrect privilege assignments less likely.