CVE-2024-38642

Local-user compromise of system security

Published Sep 6, 2024 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

Improper certificate validation in QNAP QuMagie before 2.3.1 allows local users with existing access to compromise system security. QNAP has not published which QuMagie certificate-processing path fails or which certificate properties are accepted without validation. Exploitation requires existing user access, and the vendor describes the consequence only as a compromise of system security.

CVSS severity1.0
Low
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in QNAP QuMagie before 2.3.1 allows local users with existing access to compromise system security. QNAP has not published which QuMagie certificate-processing path fails or which certificate properties are accepted without validation. Exploitation requires existing user access, and the vendor describes the consequence only as a compromise of system security.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38642
Published
Sep 6, 2024
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
QuMagie
Classifications
CWE-295, CAPEC-475
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.3.x <2.3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · QuMagieversion=2.3.x <2.3.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.0QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
CAPEC-475Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation

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