Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-22194

Info Disclosure in Lfprojects Case Python Utilities 0.10.0 … 0.9.0

Public PoCInfo Disclosure
Published
11 January 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 2.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0041 34th percentile
Risk Priority 22 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-22194 is a low-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code (CWE-215) vulnerability in Lfprojects Case Python Utilities. Its CVSS base score is 2.2 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Weaken Encryption (T1600); ranked at the 34th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CM-7 (Least Functionality) and SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A04:2025 Cryptographic FailuresA10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

cdo-local-uuid project provides a specialized UUID-generating function that can, on user request, cause a program to generate deterministic UUIDs. An information leakage vulnerability is present in `cdo-local-uuid` at version `0.4.0`, and in `case-utils` in unpatched versions (matching the pattern `0.x.0`)…

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at and since `0.5.0`, before `0.15.0`. The vulnerability stems from a Python function, `cdo_local_uuid.local_uuid()`, and its original implementation `case_utils.local_uuid()`.

CWE(s)
CWE-215CWE-337

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1600 Weaken Encryption Defense Impairment
Adversaries may compromise a network device’s encryption capability in order to bypass encryption that would otherwise protect data communications.
attack.mitre.org →
T1600.001 Reduce Key Space Defense Impairment
Adversaries may reduce the level of effort required to decrypt data transmitted over the network by reducing the cipher strength of encrypted communications.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

lfprojects
case python utilities
0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.13.0, 0.14.0
lfprojects
cdo local uuid utility
0.4.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 3 hardening rules · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V13.4.2
  • V6.5.3
  • V7.2.3
  • V11.5.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

CM-7 Least Functionality good match

Least functionality directly prohibits enabling unnecessary debug features that would expose the inserted sensitive data.

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation will discover debug code containing sensitive information before release.

SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management good match

Proper cryptographic key establishment and management includes using unpredictable seeds for PRNGs that feed key generation.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Requiring documented secure development processes and standards stops insertion of sensitive data into debug paths.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Engineering principles can require cryptographically secure PRNGs seeded from high-entropy sources.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent developers from embedding sensitive information inside debugging statements or code paths.

PR.DS-10 partial match
prevents

Explicitly calls for removing confidential data from processes, logs, and memory dumps that debug code commonly exposes.

PR.PS-01 partial match
prevents

Hardened configuration baselines and deployment checks can ensure debug features and associated data are disabled in production.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches debug statements and sensitive data leaks.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments mostly match
prevents

Separation of environments reduces accidental exposure of debug builds to production.

A.8.24 Use of cryptography partial match
prevents

Mandates use of cryptography, which includes selecting and seeding PRNGs with sufficient entropy.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates removal of debug code and sensitive data before release.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify cryptographic controls that mitigate predictable seeds.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include choosing cryptographically strong random number generation.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (3 rules)
  • V-248563 The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use strong entropy. prevents CWE-337
  • V-248600 OL 8 must have the packages required to use the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service. prevents CWE-337
  • V-248599 OL 8 must enable the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service. prevents CWE-337

References