RCE in Red Hat Fence Agents Remediation 0.4 For Rhel 8
CVE-2024-5651
A flaw was found in the Fence Agents Remediation operator. This vulnerability can allow a Remote Code Execution (RCE) primitive by supplying an arbitrary command to execute in the --ssh-path/--telnet-path arguments. A low-privilege user, for example, a user with developer access, can create a specially crafted FenceAgentsRemediation for a fence agent supporting --ssh-path/--telnet-path arguments to execute arbitrary commands on the operator's pod. This RCE leads to a privilege escalation, first as the service account running the operator, then to another service account with cluster-admin privileges.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.1th 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
- Red Hat Fence Agents Remediation 0.4 For Rhel 8 — versions v0.4.1-22
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5651?
- CVE-2024-5651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fence Agents Remediation 0.4 For Rhel 8, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5651?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5651 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.