Path Traversal in Ixsystems Truenas
CVE-2024-11944
iXsystems TrueNAS CORE tarfile.extractall Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of iXsystems TrueNAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the tarfile.extractall method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25626.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ixsystems Truenas
- Ixsystems Truenas Core — versions 13.3-RELEASE
- Ixsystems Truenas Firmware — versions 13.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1643/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.truenas.com/docs/core/13.0/gettingstarted/corereleasenotes/ (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11944?
- CVE-2024-11944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ixsystems Truenas, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11944?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.