{"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Network Watcher Agent Virtual Machine Extension for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","datePublic":"2020-10-13T07:00:00.000Z","affected":[{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:network_watcher_agent:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*"],"platforms":["Unknown"],"versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"publication","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}],"descriptions":[{"value":"

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code with elevated privileges.

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To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to be present as a user on the affected virtual machine.

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The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Network Watcher Agent virtual machine extension for Linux executes with elevated privileges.

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