CVE-2024-12289Network attack vector

Controller startup crash via canceled request context

Published Dec 12, 2024 · Updated Dec 13, 2024

Denial of service in HashiCorp Boundary allows remote attackers to terminate a controller via an HTTP request during server startup. The event release gate reuses a canceled request context to log an observation, and the resulting logging error aborts controller initialization. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated request within the millisecond-scale initialization window and interrupts only that controller's startup.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in HashiCorp Boundary allows remote attackers to terminate a controller via an HTTP request during server startup. The event release gate reuses a canceled request context to log an observation, and the resulting logging error aborts controller initialization. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated request within the millisecond-scale initialization window and interrupts only that controller's startup.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12289
Published
Dec 12, 2024
Updated
Dec 13, 2024
Vendor
HashiCorp
Product
Boundary Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-665, CWE-460, CAPEC-227, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.8.0 <0.18.2 changes=[{"at":"0.16.4","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"0.17.3","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HashiCorp · Boundary Enterpriseversion=0.8.0 <0.18.2 changes=[{"at":"0.16.4","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"0.17.3","status":"unaffected"}]
HashiCorp · Boundaryversion=0.8.0 <0.18.2 changes=[{"at":"0.16.4","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"0.17.3","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

5.9HashiCorpCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-665Improper Initialization
CWE-460Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception
CAPEC-227Sustained Client Engagement
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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