What is CVE-2024-36046?

CVE-2024-36046 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Infoblox Nios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-36046?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Infoblox Nios

CVE-2024-36046

Infoblox NIOS through 8.6.4 executes with more privileges than required.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Infoblox Nios
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36046?: CVE-2024-36046 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Infoblox Nios, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-36046?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.