CVE-2024-53910
Published: 24 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-53910 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Veritas Enterprise Vault. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-53910 affects the server component of Veritas Enterprise Vault versions prior to 15.2. It stems from unsafe deserialization of untrusted data received over a .NET Remoting TCP port, classified under CWE-502, and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 due to its network-accessible, unauthenticated nature with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Remote attackers can exploit the flaw by sending crafted serialized payloads directly to the exposed TCP port, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the affected server without requiring credentials or user interaction.
The official Veritas security advisory VTS24-014 addresses the issue and should be consulted for available patches, upgrade paths to version 15.2 or later, and any recommended configuration changes to mitigate exposure of the .NET Remoting service.
EPSS scores for this CVE have remained low overall, reaching a peak of only 0.0556 before receding to the current value of 0.0395.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52182
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2, ZDI-CAN-24336. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because untrusted data, received on a .NET Remoting TCP port, is deserialized.
- CWE(s)
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.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.