CVE-2024-34477Public exploit

Local root escalation via unsafe NFS exports

Published May 27, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Privilege escalation in FOG Project 1.5.10 and earlier allows local users to gain root access through an exported NFS image share. The configureNFS function in lib/common/functions.sh writes /etc/exports entries with insecure and no_root_squash, allowing a client-mounted share to create server files as UID 0. Exploitation requires root control on an NFS client to place an executable on the share and set its SUID bit, after which a local user can execute it as root.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in FOG Project 1.5.10 and earlier allows local users to gain root access through an exported NFS image share. The configureNFS function in lib/common/functions.sh writes /etc/exports entries with insecure and no_root_squash, allowing a client-mounted share to create server files as UID 0. Exploitation requires root control on an NFS client to place an executable on the share and set its SUID bit, after which a local user can execute it as root.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34477
Published
May 27, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
FOG Project
Product
FOG Project
Classifications
CWE-250, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.5.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

FOG Project · FOG Projectversion=0 <=1.5.10

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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