CVE-2024-49035
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com permits unauthenticated attackers to elevate privileges over a network, potentially gaining administrative or elevated access to the Microsoft partner portal infrastructure.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Confirm Microsoft Partner Center usageIdentify if your organization uses Partner.Microsoft.com for partner account management, CSP (Cloud Solution Provider) operations, or partner portal access. Check saved credentials, browser bookmarks, or SSO configurations for references to Partner.Microsoft.com.Affected if Your organization has an active Microsoft Partner Center account or uses the partner portal for business operations.
-
Review sign-in logs for unauthorized accessAccess Microsoft Partner Center admin portal and navigate to the Activity Log or Sign-in Logs section. Look for sign-in events from IP addresses or locations that do not match your organization's known users or locations, particularly those occurring outside normal business hours.Affected if There are successful sign-in events from unrecognized accounts or suspicious IP addresses that you cannot attribute to legitimate partner users.
-
Check for privilege escalation indicatorsIn Partner Center, navigate to User management or Account settings. Review audit logs for role changes, permission modifications, or administrative actions performed by accounts that previously had lower privilege levels. Look for entries where the actor does not match your known administrator roster.Affected if Role or permission changes exist in the audit log that were performed by accounts lacking prior administrative privileges, or by unknown users.
-
Identify unexpected user accounts or role assignmentsReview the full list of user accounts and their assigned roles in Partner Center user management. Cross-reference against your organization's documented partner user list. Look for newly added users, particularly those with Admin Agent or Global Admin roles.Affected if There are user accounts present in Partner Center that your organization did not create, or role assignments that were not authorized by your internal processes.
Your organization is affected if it uses Microsoft Partner Center and evidence shows unauthorized access, privilege escalation, or unexpected administrative changes in the portal.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedThis is a Microsoft-hosted service vulnerability requiring vendor remediation. Organizations should monitor Microsoft's official security advisories for patches and apply any provided updates promptly.
- Check the official Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) portal for CVE-2024-49035 to confirm the specific remediation status
- Verify if Microsoft has already applied the fix server-side for Partner Center (a SaaS product)
- If any configuration changes are required, implement them per Microsoft guidance
- Monitor Microsoft documentation for any further updates or required actions
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,408.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-49035 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49035 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data