CVE-2024-21397
Microsoft Azure File Sync Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2024 at 06:02 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAzure File Sync
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Microsoft Azure File Sync Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
14.0.0 ≤ v < 16.215.0.0 ≤ v < 16.216.0.0 ≤ v < 16.217.0.0 ≤ v < 17.114.0.015.0.016.0.017.0.017.0.0.0
Affected range stops below 16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.2.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21397SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.3MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59NVD-CWE-noinfo
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