CVE-2024-35255 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) CWE-362 vulnerability in github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity. A fix is available for github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-35255.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity☕com.azure:azure-identity☕com.microsoft.azure:msal4j📦@azure/identity📦@azure/msal-node.NETMicrosoft.Identity.Client.NETAzure.Identity.NETMicrosoft.Identity.Client+1 moreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go, Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity | all versions | 1.6.0-beta.4.0.20240610221955-50774cd97099go get github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity@v1.6.0-beta.4.0.20240610221955-50774cd97099 |
| ☕Maven | com.azure:azure-identity | all versions | 1.12.2com.azure:azure-identity:1.12.2 |
| ☕Maven | com.microsoft.azure:msal4j | ≥ 1.14.4-beta&&< 1.15.1 | 1.15.1com.microsoft.azure:msal4j:1.15.1 |
| 📦npm | @azure/identity | all versions | 4.2.1npm install @azure/identity@4.2.1 |
| 📦npm | @azure/msal-node | ≥ 2.7.0&&< 2.9.2 | 2.9.2npm install @azure/msal-node@2.9.2 |
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.Identity.Client | ≥ 4.49.1&&< 4.60.4 | 4.60.4dotnet add package Microsoft.Identity.Client --version 4.60.4 |
Affected Products
authentication librarymicrosoftazure identity sdkmicrosoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity to 1.6.0-beta.4.0.20240610221955-50774cd97099 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-35255 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring boot is not affected as 4.4.1 was released containing a fixed version of the Azure Identity Library.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | azure-identity | RHSA-2024:7052 |
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1.3 on RHEL 9 | rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9:1.3-100 | RHBA-2024:7523 |
| cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.15 | cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9:v1.15.4 | RHSA-2025:0536 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-35255 in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, Maven, npm, including transitive dependencies.