High severity · published Apr 9, 2024
CVE-2024-26256
Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
87.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)87.9% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 11 Version 23H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.3447 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.3447 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H3 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.3447 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.830 · source: vendor
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
39; 40 · source: NVD
LI
Libarchive · Libarchive
before 3.7.4 · source: NVD
W1
Windows 11 22h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.22621.3447 · source: NVD
W1
Windows 11 23h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.22631.3447 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2022 23h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.25398.830 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26256
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26256
Third Party Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26256
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1
Patch
https://github.com/LeSuisse/nixpkgs/commit/81b82a2934521dffef76f7ca305d8d4e22fe7262
Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eb7939b24a681a04648a59cdebd386b1e9dc9237.patch
Release Notes
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4
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