CVE-2024-11944

Root code execution via unchecked archive paths

Published Dec 30, 2024 · Updated Dec 30, 2024

Path traversal in iocage updates in iXsystems TrueNAS CORE 13.3-RELEASE allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as root. The update path passes an attacker-controlled archive path to tarfile.extractall without validating that extracted files remain inside the intended directory. Exploitation requires unauthenticated adjacent-network access and another vulnerability in the chain; successful attacks can overwrite root-owned paths and run code as root.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in iocage updates in iXsystems TrueNAS CORE 13.3-RELEASE allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as root. The update path passes an attacker-controlled archive path to tarfile.extractall without validating that extracted files remain inside the intended directory. Exploitation requires unauthenticated adjacent-network access and another vulnerability in the chain; successful attacks can overwrite root-owned paths and run code as root.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11944
Published
Dec 30, 2024
Updated
Dec 30, 2024
Vendor
iXsystems
Product
TrueNAS CORE
Classifications
CWE-22
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=13.3-RELEASE

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

iXsystems · TrueNAS COREversion=13.3-RELEASE

Published CVSS scores

7.5Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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