CVE-2024-28139 json
Privilege escalation through sudo misconfiguration
published 2024-12-11 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-25286
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The www-data user can elevate its privileges because sudo is configured to allow the execution of the mount command as root without a password. Therefore, the privileges can be escalated to the root user. The risk has been accepted by the vendor and won't be fixed in the near future.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Image Access GmbH Scan2Net
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
-
r.sec-consult.com
/imageaccess
third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/2
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-28139
- NVD CVE-2024-28139
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