CVE-2024-45219Network attack vector

Host filesystem access via unvalidated KVM disk images

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Oct 16, 2024

Improper validation in Apache CloudStack 4.0.0 through 4.18.2.3 and 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to read host files. The KVM template and volume validation path accepts disk images with host-file backing references instead of requiring flat files. Exploitation requires permission to upload or register and deploy or attach an image; crafted references can expose or alter host resources, cause data loss, or interrupt service.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability1.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper validation in Apache CloudStack 4.0.0 through 4.18.2.3 and 4.19.0.0 through 4.19.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to read host files. The KVM template and volume validation path accepts disk images with host-file backing references instead of requiring flat files. Exploitation requires permission to upload or register and deploy or attach an image; crafted references can expose or alter host resources, cause data loss, or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45219
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Oct 16, 2024
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache CloudStack
Classifications
CWE-116, CWE-20, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 16, 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=4.0.0 <=4.18.2.3
  2. Affected versionversion=4.19.0.0 <=4.19.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache CloudStackversion=4.0.0 <=4.18.2.3; version=4.19.0.0 <=4.19.1.1

Published CVSS scores

8.5Apache Software FoundationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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