What is CVE-2024-36857?

CVE-2024-36857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Homebrew Jan, classified under CWE-31. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-36857?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Homebrew Jan

CVE-2024-36857

Jan v0.4.12 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability via the /v1/app/readFileSync interface.

Published 2024-06-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Homebrew Jan — versions 0.4.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-31

References

github.com/HackAllSec/CVEs/tree/main/Jan AFR vulnerability (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36857?: CVE-2024-36857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Homebrew Jan, classified under CWE-31. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-36857?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.