What is CVE-2024-45044?

CVE-2024-45044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bareos, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-45044?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Bareos

CVE-2024-45044

Bareos is open source software for backup, archiving, and recovery of data for operating systems. When a command ACL is in place and a user executes a command in bconsole using an abbreviation (i.e. "w" for "whoami") the ACL check did not…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Bareos — versions >= 23.0.0, < 23.0.4, >= 22.0.0, < 22.1.6, < 21.1.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45044?: CVE-2024-45044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bareos, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-45044?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.