CVE-2024-6655Public exploit

Code execution via current-directory module loading

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2025

Library injection in GTK before 3.24.43 allows local users to execute code through an application started in an untrusted directory. The find_module function falls back to a path built with a null directory, letting GModule resolve a missing requested module through a crafted libtool file in the current directory. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled files, a missing GTK module, and user interaction; the injected code runs with the application's privileges.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Library injection in GTK before 3.24.43 allows local users to execute code through an application started in an untrusted directory. The find_module function falls back to a path built with a null directory, letting GModule resolve a missing requested module through a crafted libtool file in the current directory. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled files, a missing GTK module, and user interaction; the injected code runs with the application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6655
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Nov 20, 2025
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classifications
CWE-94, T1574.006
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
XMLSoft · GTKversion=0 <3.24.43

Published CVSS scores

7.0Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1574.006Dynamic Linker Hijacking

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