Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-38292 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Extremenetworks Xiq-Se. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-38292 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting Extreme Networks XIQ-SE versions before 24.2.11. The issue stems from a missing access control check, which enables attackers to traverse directories and potentially escalate privileges. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation allows traversal of intended file paths, leading to privilege escalation and potential unauthorized access to sensitive data or system controls.
Extreme Networks security advisory SA-2024-104 addresses this issue, recommending an upgrade to XIQ-SE version 24.2.11 or later as the primary mitigation. Additional details are available at https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/security-advisories-formerly/sa-2024-104-xiq-se-path-traversal-privilege-escalation-cve-2024/ba-p/116362.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-53958
Vulnerability Data
In Extreme Networks XIQ-SE before 24.2.11, due to a missing access control check, a path traversal is possible, which may lead to privilege escalation.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
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.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
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.