Amazon CloudWatch Agent for Windows has Privilege Escalation Vector
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Dec 10, 2022
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aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent
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Updated Apr 3, 2023
Package
Affected versions
< 1.247355.0
Patched versions
1.247355.0
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 12, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Dec 12, 2022
Reviewed
Dec 12, 2022
Last updated
Apr 3, 2023
Credits
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andrewpollock Analyst
Impact
A privilege escalation issue exists within the Amazon CloudWatch Agent for Windows in versions up to and including v1.247354. When users trigger a repair of the Agent, a pop-up window opens with SYSTEM permissions. Users with administrative access to affected hosts may use this to create a new command prompt as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
To trigger this issue, the third party must be able to access the affected host and elevate their privileges such that they’re able to trigger the agent repair process. They must also be able to install the tools required to trigger the issue.
This issue does not affect the CloudWatch Agent for macOS or Linux.
Patches
Maintainers recommend that Agent users upgrade to the latest available version of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue.
Workarounds
There is no recommended work around. Affected users must update the installed version of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue.
References
aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent@6119858
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, contact AWS/Amazon Security via their vulnerability reporting page or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
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