CVE-2024-40637

Malicious SQL execution via implicit materialization override

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Unsafe package override handling in dbt Core allows local users to execute malicious SQL through implicit built-in materialization overrides. The manifest resolver ranked an imported package macro above a same-named built-in materialization by default, selecting the package implementation without an explicit override. Exploitation requires a user to install and run a malicious package, after which its materialization can perform operations permitted by the configured warehouse credentials.

CVSS severity4.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unsafe package override handling in dbt Core allows local users to execute malicious SQL through implicit built-in materialization overrides. The manifest resolver ranked an imported package macro above a same-named built-in materialization by default, selecting the package implementation without an explicit override. Exploitation requires a user to install and run a malicious package, after which its materialization can perform operations permitted by the configured warehouse credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40637
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
dbt Labs
Product
dbt Core
Classifications
T1204.005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 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=< 1.6.14
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

dbt Labs · dbt Coreversion=< 1.6.14; version=>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.14

Published CVSS scores

4.2dbt LabsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.005User Execution: Malicious Library

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