CVE-2024-40695Network attack vector

Malicious executable delivery via unvalidated file content

Published Dec 20, 2024 · Updated Dec 20, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics allows remote authenticated users to place malicious executables through its web interface. The web upload handler accepts files without validating their content before storing them for automatic processing. Exploitation requires privileged access to the interface and victim interaction with a delivered file, exposing that victim to follow-on code execution.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in IBM Cognos Analytics allows remote authenticated users to place malicious executables through its web interface. The web upload handler accepts files without validating their content before storing them for automatic processing. Exploitation requires privileged access to the interface and victim interaction with a delivered file, exposing that victim to follow-on code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-40695
Published
Dec 20, 2024
Updated
Dec 20, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
Cognos Analytics
Classifications
CWE-434, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.2.0 <=11.2.4
  2. Affected versionversion=12.0.0 <=12.0.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Cognos Analyticsversion=11.2.0 <=11.2.4; version=12.0.0 <=12.0.4

Published CVSS scores

8.0IBM X-ForceCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1204.002Malicious File

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