Auth bypass in Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Virtualization 2.6
CVE-2024-8509
A vulnerability was found in Forklift Controller. There is no verification against the authorization header except to ensure it uses bearer authentication. Without an Authorization header and some form of a Bearer token, a 401 error occurs. The presence of a token value provides a 200 response with the requested information.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.006 (46.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Virtualization 2.6 — versions 2.6.6-2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6487 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8509 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8509?
- CVE-2024-8509 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Virtualization 2.6, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8509?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8509 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.