CVE-2024-51764

Local file access and privilege escalation

Published Nov 15, 2024 · Updated Nov 19, 2024

Authorization flaw in Hewlett Packard Enterprise SGI CXFS allows attackers to access cluster files without authorization. HPE has not disclosed which CXFS file or cluster authorization locus is faulty or what operation mishandles access controls. Exposure depends on configuration; the bounded consequences are unauthorized local or cluster file access and possible privilege escalation.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization flaw in Hewlett Packard Enterprise SGI CXFS allows attackers to access cluster files without authorization. HPE has not disclosed which CXFS file or cluster authorization locus is faulty or what operation mishandles access controls. Exposure depends on configuration; the bounded consequences are unauthorized local or cluster file access and possible privilege escalation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51764
Published
Nov 15, 2024
Updated
Nov 19, 2024
Vendor
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Product
SGI CXFS
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 19, 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 <patch11804
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <patch11804, patch11805, patch11806, patch11807
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <patch11805
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <patch11806
  5. Affected versionversion=0 <patch11807

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · SGI CXFSversion=0 <patch11804; version=0 <patch11804, patch11805, patch11806, patch11807; version=0 <patch11805; version=0 <patch11806; version=0 <patch11807

Published CVSS scores

8.1Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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