CVE-2024-8996

Grafana Agent Flow 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 Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM
This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Uninstall Agent Flow, and then perform a clean install with version either 0.43.3 or a higher version


Vendor Workaround

Edit the registry to manually add the double quotes manually to `Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Grafana Agent Flow`

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2829 Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m5gv-m5f9-wgv4 Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows has Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grafana agent
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Grafana agent
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grafana
Grafana agent Flow Windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grafana:agent_flow_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Grafana
Grafana agent Flow Windows
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 Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2
Title Grafana Agent Flow 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, 4:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 19, 2024, 9:56 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 25, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM