Path Traversal in Netflix Genie

CVE-2024-4701

A path traversal issue potentially leading to remote code execution in Genie for all versions prior to 4.3.18

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.246 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Netflix Genie — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security-report@netflix.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4701?: CVE-2024-4701 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netflix Genie, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-4701?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4701 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.