What is CVE-2024-10394?

CVE-2024-10394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openafs, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-10394?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-10394 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Openafs

CVE-2024-10394

A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix clients, allowing the user to create a PAG using an existing id number, effectively joining the PAG and letting the user steal the credenti…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openafs — versions 1.9.0
The Openafs Foundation — versions 1.0, 1.8.0, 1.9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10394?: CVE-2024-10394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openafs, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-10394?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-10394 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.