Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-38647)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0684
Date Published:	21 Sep 2021
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 07 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-38647
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Azure Automation State Configuration Microsoft Azure Automation Update Management Microsoft Azure Diagnostics (LAD) Microsoft Azure Open Management Infrastructure Microsoft Azure Security Center Microsoft Azure Sentinel Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Microsoft Container Monitoring Solution Microsoft Log Analytics Agent Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in multiple Microsoft products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-38647) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-38647)