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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2024-6396 in the critical feed json

Arbitrary File Overwrite and Data Exfiltration in aimhubio/aim

published 2024-07-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47502

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
53.1%
EPSS 53.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A vulnerability in the `_backup_run` function in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows remote attackers to overwrite any file on the host server and exfiltrate arbitrary data. The vulnerability arises due to improper handling of the `run_hash` and `repo.path` parameters, which can be manipulated to create and write to arbitrary file paths. This can lead to denial of service by overwriting critical system files, loss of private data, and potential remote code execution.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

53.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Aimhubio Aim Server 3.19.3 - Arbitrary File Overwrite nuclei detection template
  • huntr.com https://huntr.com/bounties/c1b17afd-4656-47bb-8310-686a9e1b04a0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • aimhubio aimhubio/aim
  • aimhubio aim

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-29 Path Traversal: '\..\filename'

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.