High severity · published Feb 26, 2024
CVE-2024-27081
ESPHome remote code execution via arbitrary file write
8.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32. A security misconfiguration in the edit configuration file API in the dashboard component of ESPHome version 2023.12.9 (command line installation) allows authenticated remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files under the configuration directory rendering remote code execution possible. This vulnerability is patched in 2024.2.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
esphome · esphome
= 2023.12.9 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27081
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27081
Patch
https://github.com/esphome/esphome/commit/d814ed1d4adc71fde47c4df41215bee449884513
Exploit
https://github.com/esphome/esphome/security/advisories/GHSA-8p25-3q46-8q2p
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