CVE-2024-11003
Published: 19 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-11003 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Needrestart Project Needrestart. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
needrestart before version 3.8 passes unsanitized data to the Modules::ScanDeps Perl library, which expects trusted input. The flaw is an instance of OS command injection tracked under CWE-78 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8. It is closely related to a separate vulnerability in the library itself, CVE-2024-10224.
A local attacker who can influence the data processed by needrestart is able to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the process, resulting in full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Public references, including the Qualys advisory and the project commit that addresses the issue, indicate that upgrading to needrestart 3.8 or applying the referenced patch eliminates the unsafe data path to Modules::ScanDeps.
EPSS for the CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.2115 before receding to the current 0.0847, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-33730
Vulnerability details
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see the related CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.