CVE-2024-50611Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via invoked build scripts

Published Oct 27, 2024 · Updated Oct 30, 2024

Code injection during dependency analysis in CycloneDX cdxgen 10.10.7 and earlier allows attackers to execute code from a scanned codebase. During dependency analysis, cdxgen invokes npm, Maven, Gradle, and sbt, allowing repository-controlled build scripts and plugins to run in the cdxgen process context. Exploitation requires the target to scan attacker-controlled source, and the resulting code runs with the cdxgen process's privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection during dependency analysis in CycloneDX cdxgen 10.10.7 and earlier allows attackers to execute code from a scanned codebase. During dependency analysis, cdxgen invokes npm, Maven, Gradle, and sbt, allowing repository-controlled build scripts and plugins to run in the cdxgen process context. Exploitation requires the target to scan attacker-controlled source, and the resulting code runs with the cdxgen process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50611
Published
Oct 27, 2024
Updated
Oct 30, 2024
Vendor
CycloneDX
Product
cdxgen
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 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=0 <=10.10.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

CycloneDX · cdxgenversion=0 <=10.10.7

Published CVSS scores

7.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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