What is CVE-2024-27322?

CVE-2024-27322 is a high-severity vulnerability in The R Project, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-27322?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-27322 known to be exploited?

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

Deserialization in The R Project

CVE-2024-27322

Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in the R statistical programming language, on any version starting at 1.4.0 up to and not including 4.4.0, enabling a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file or R package to run arbitrary code on an end user’s system when interacted with.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.236 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

The R Project — versions 1.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27322?: CVE-2024-27322 is a high-severity vulnerability in The R Project, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-27322?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-27322 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.