CVE-2024-34313Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Root code execution via unchecked update paths

Published Jun 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Virtual Programming Lab VPL Jail System through 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via update requests. ProcessMonitor::writeFile appends each commandUpdate filename to the jail home path without rejecting parent-directory segments before Util::writeFile opens it. The default configuration requires no authentication, and overwriting a loader configuration file enables code execution as root.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Virtual Programming Lab VPL Jail System through 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via update requests. ProcessMonitor::writeFile appends each commandUpdate filename to the jail home path without rejecting parent-directory segments before Util::writeFile opens it. The default configuration requires no authentication, and overwriting a loader configuration file enables code execution as root.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34313
Published
Jun 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Virtual Programming Lab
Product
VPL Jail System
Classifications
CWE-22, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Virtual Programming Lab · VPL Jail Systemversion=0 <4.0.2

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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