RCE in Zammad

CVE-2024-36078

In Zammad before 6.3.1, a Ruby gem bundled by Zammad is installed with world-writable file permissions. This allowed a local attacker on the server to modify the gem's files, injecting arbitrary code into Zammad processes (which run with the environment and permissions of the Zammad user).

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Zammad — versions 6.3.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36078?
CVE-2024-36078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zammad, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-36078?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.