Vulnerability in Netdata

CVE-2024-32019

Netdata is an open source observability tool. In affected versions the `ndsudo` tool shipped with affected versions of the Netdata Agent allows an attacker to run arbitrary programs with root permissions. The `ndsudo` tool is packaged as a `root`-owned executable with the SUID bit set. It only runs a restricted set of external commands, but its search paths are supplied by the `PATH` environment variable. This allows an attacker to control where `ndsudo` looks for these commands, which may be a path the attacker has write access to. This may lead to local privilege escalation. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 1.45.3 and 1.45.2-169. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

  • Netdata — versions >= 1.45.0, < 1.45.3, >= 1.44.0-60, < 1.45.0-169

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-32019?
CVE-2024-32019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netdata, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-32019?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-32019 known to be exploited?
23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.