CVE-2024-36053Public exploit

Local command execution via unsanitized service names

Published May 19, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Command injection in Linux Mint MintUpload 4.2.0 and earlier allows local users to execute commands via a crafted service name. The check_connection and drop_data_received_cb handlers interpolate the configured service name into os.system command strings without shell escaping, while Service.remove does the same with a service filename. Exploitation requires local write access to the service file or filename and a subsequent connection check, file drop, or service removal, after which commands run with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability1.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Linux Mint MintUpload 4.2.0 and earlier allows local users to execute commands via a crafted service name. The check_connection and drop_data_received_cb handlers interpolate the configured service name into os.system command strings without shell escaping, while Service.remove does the same with a service filename. Exploitation requires local write access to the service file or filename and a subsequent connection check, file drop, or service removal, after which commands run with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36053
Published
May 19, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Linux Mint
Product
MintUpload
Classifications
CWE-20, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 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=- <=4.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Linux Mint · MintUploadversion=- <=4.2.0

Published CVSS scores

9.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

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