Qualys: Needrestart Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows Root Access with PYTHONPATH Manipulation
CVE-2024-48990
7.8HIGH
Key Information
- Vendor
- Needrestart
- Status
- Needrestart
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 19 November 2024
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
Summary
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.
Affected Version(s)
needrestart < 3.8
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database8 Proof of Concept(s)
Credit
Qualys
Thomas Liske
Mark Esler