NGINX Agent Vulnerability

published 2024-08-22 2 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-nginx-agent-2024-7634 , EUVD-2024-48521

cvss: 4.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

NGINX Agent's "config_dirs" restriction feature allows a highly privileged attacker to gain the ability to write/overwrite files outside of the designated secure directory.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

bitnami nginx-agent 2.37.0
F5 NGINX Agent 2.37.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-7634 updated 2026-05-25

NGINX Agent Vulnerability

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not affected: component not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-22)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD	3.1	4.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	nginx-agent	>=2.17.0, <2.37.0	2.37.0

Affected products

F5 NGINX Agent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

my.f5.com /manage/s/article/K000140630
vendor-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7634
web

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.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary