CVE-2024-46942Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Topology poisoning via follower datastore writes

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Mar 14, 2025

Improper authorization in OpenDaylight MD-SAL through 13.0.1 allows attackers controlling a follower to configure network flow entries. A follower can write poisonous entries to its replicated flow-table datastore, and consensus causes the leader to deploy them despite the follower's read-only switch role. Exploitation requires control of a clustered controller and can falsify discovered topology, redirect traffic through an eavesdropping point, or evade network monitoring.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in OpenDaylight MD-SAL through 13.0.1 allows attackers controlling a follower to configure network flow entries. A follower can write poisonous entries to its replicated flow-table datastore, and consensus causes the leader to deploy them despite the follower's read-only switch role. Exploitation requires control of a clustered controller and can falsify discovered topology, redirect traffic through an eavesdropping point, or evade network monitoring.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-46942
Published
Sep 15, 2024
Updated
Mar 14, 2025
Vendor
OpenDaylight
Product
MD-SAL
Classifications
CWE-285, T1565.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 14, 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=0 <13.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenDaylight · MD-SALversion=0 <13.0.1

Published CVSS scores

9.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.1GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1565.002Transmitted Data Manipulation

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