Privilege escalation in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2024-21059
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Utility). The supported version that is affected is 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11
- Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21059?
- CVE-2024-21059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21059?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.