What is CVE-2024-27453?

CVE-2024-27453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extremenetworks Extremexos, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-27453?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Extremenetworks Extremexos

CVE-2024-27453

In Extreme XOS through 22.6.1.4, a read-only user can escalate privileges to root via a crafted HTTP POST request to the python method of the Machine-to-Machine Interface (MMI).

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Extremenetworks Extremexos
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27453?: CVE-2024-27453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extremenetworks Extremexos, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-27453?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.