CVE-2024-8975

Grafana Alloy on Windows Unquoted service path

Published Sep 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Alloy on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM
This issue affects Alloy: before 1.3.3, from 1.4.0-rc.0 through 1.4.0-rc.1.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Uninstall Alloy, and then perform a clean install with version either 1.3.4 or 1.4.1 or a higher version


Vendor Workaround

Edit the registry to manually add the double quotes manually to `Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Alloy\ImagePath`

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2770 Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Alloy on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Alloy: before 1.3.3, from 1.4.0-rc.0 through 1.4.0-rc.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-chqx-36rm-rf8h Grafana Alloy on Windows has Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:1.4.0:rc.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana alloy
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:alloy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana alloy
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Alloy on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Alloy: before 1.3.3, from 1.4.0-rc.0 through 1.4.0-rc.1.
Title Grafana Alloy on Windows Unquoted service path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GRAFANA
Published
Updated
Sep 26, 2024, 4:22 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2024, 2:51 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 25, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM