Vulnerability in Google Migrate To Containers
CVE-2024-9858
There exists an insecure default user permission in Google Cloud Migrate to containers from version 1.1.0 to 1.2.2 Windows installs. A local "m2cuser" was greated with administrator privileges. This posed a security risk if the "analyze" or "generate" commands were interrupted or skipping the action to delete the local user “m2cuser”. We recommend upgrading to 1.2.3 or beyond
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Migrate To Containers
- Google Cloud Migrate To Containers — versions 1.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cloud.google.com/migrate/containers/docs/m2c-cli-relnotes (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9858?
- CVE-2024-9858 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Migrate To Containers, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9858?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9858 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.