CVE-2024-48911

Local privilege escalation via writable configuration commands

Published Oct 14, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Thinkst Applied Research OpenCanary before 0.9.4 allows local users to execute commands as root. The configuration loader consumes command-bearing Python logging objects from a user-writable configuration file and executes their command values without establishing trusted ownership. Exploitation requires an unprivileged user to modify that file and a privileged process to start or reload the daemon, after which the injected commands run with root authority.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Thinkst Applied Research OpenCanary before 0.9.4 allows local users to execute commands as root. The configuration loader consumes command-bearing Python logging objects from a user-writable configuration file and executes their command values without establishing trusted ownership. Exploitation requires an unprivileged user to modify that file and a privileged process to start or reload the daemon, after which the injected commands run with root authority.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48911
Published
Oct 14, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
Thinkst Applied Research
Product
OpenCanary
Classifications
CWE-863, T1059.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.9.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Thinkst Applied Research · OpenCanaryversion=< 0.9.4

Published CVSS scores

5.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1059.004Unix Shell

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