What is CVE-2024-56433?

CVE-2024-56433 is a low-severity vulnerability in Shadow-maint Shadow-utils, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2024-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-56433?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56433 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Shadow-maint Shadow-utils

CVE-2024-56433

shadow-utils (aka shadow) 4.4 through 4.17.0 establishes a default /etc/subuid behavior (e.g., uid 100000 through 165535 for the first user account) that can realistically conflict with the uids of users defined on locally administered net…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Shadow-maint Shadow-utils — versions 4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56433?: CVE-2024-56433 is a low-severity vulnerability in Shadow-maint Shadow-utils, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2024-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-56433?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56433 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.