What is CVE-2024-38175?

CVE-2024-38175 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance For Apache Cassandra, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-38175?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance For Apache Cassandra

CVE-2024-38175

An improper access control vulnerability in the Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published 2024-08-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38175 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38175?: CVE-2024-38175 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance For Apache Cassandra, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-38175?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.