CVE-2024-5651Network attack vector

Cluster-admin escalation via fence-agent path injection

Published Aug 12, 2024 · Updated Feb 25, 2026

Code injection in Fence Agents Remediation Operator 0.4.0 before 0.4.1-22 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands in its pod. The operator passes attacker-controlled --ssh-path or --telnet-path values from a crafted FenceAgentsRemediation resource to an SSH/Telnet fence agent as executable commands. Developer-level permission to create that resource is sufficient to gain the operator service account and then a cluster-admin service account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Fence Agents Remediation Operator 0.4.0 before 0.4.1-22 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands in its pod. The operator passes attacker-controlled --ssh-path or --telnet-path values from a crafted FenceAgentsRemediation resource to an SSH/Telnet fence agent as executable commands. Developer-level permission to create that resource is sufficient to gain the operator service account and then a cluster-admin service account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5651
Published
Aug 12, 2024
Updated
Feb 25, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Fence Agents Remediation Operator
Classifications
CWE-94, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.4.0 <0.4.1-22

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Fence Agents Remediation Operatorversion=0.4.0 <0.4.1-22
Red Hat · Fence Agents Remediation OperatorAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

8.8Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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