---
id: 7964
title: "CVE-2021-42306 CredManifest: App Registration Certificates Stored in Azure Active Directory"
cve: CVE-2021-42306
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-cloud-vulnerability-credmanifest/"
published_at: "2021-11-17T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "azure", "certificates", "azure-ad", "cve-2021-42306", "credmanifest", "app-registration"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7964"
lang: en
---

# CVE-2021-42306 CredManifest: App Registration Certificates Stored in Azure Active Directory

## Summary

CVE-2021-42306 CredManifest: Azure Automation 'Run as' PFX certificates were stored in cleartext in Azure AD App Registration manifests, letting most AAD users authenticate as Contributors.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2021-42306
- **Published:** 2021-11-17T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-cloud-vulnerability-credmanifest/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7964