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CVE-2021-38648

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.2/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 11.42%: +0.06

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Rapid7
Press · 12 Nov 2021, 08:00 · Metasploit Wrap-Up: Nov. 12, 2021 - Rapid7
TechTarget
Press · 20 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft details ‘OMIGOD’ Azure vulnerability fixes, threats - TechTarget
TechTarget
Press · 20 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft details 'OMIGOD' Azure vulnerability fixes, threats - TechTarget
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 17 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft Azure Services Bug Let Hackers Gain Root Access on Cloud When Users Setup on Linux VM - CyberSecurityNews
Unit 42
Press · 16 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Threat Brief: OMI Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38647, CVE-2021-38648 and CVE-2021-38649) - Unit 42
See all 10 source documents
The Hacker News
Press · 15 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Critical Flaws Discovered in Azure App That Microsoft Secretly Installs on Linux VMs - The Hacker News
Rapid7
Press · 15 Sep 2021, 07:00 · How to Detect & Fix Microsoft Azure’s OMI Vulnerability - Rapid7
Security Affairs
Press · 15 Sep 2021, 07:00 · OMIGOD vulnerabilities expose thousands of Azure users to hack - Security Affairs
Sophos
Press · 14 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Big Office bug squashed for September 2021’s Patch Tuesday - Sophos
wiz.io
Press · 14 Sep 2021, 07:00 · OMIGOD: Critical Vulnerabilities in OMI Affecting Countless Azure Customers - wiz.io

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 11.4%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:30.019134+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Sep 2021, 07:00
Published
15 Sep 2021, 11:24
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
12 Nov 2021, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58