What is CVE-2024-22278?

CVE-2024-22278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Harbor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-22278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Harbor

CVE-2024-22278

Incorrect user permission validation in Harbor <v2.9.5 and Harbor <v2.10.3 allows authenticated users to modify configurations.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2024-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Harbor — versions 2.9.4, 2.10.2
Linuxfoundation Harbor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

github.com/goharbor/harbor/security/advisories/GHSA-hw28-333w-qxp3 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22278?: CVE-2024-22278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Harbor, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-22278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.