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
πΎ Exploit Existsπ‘ 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
- π‘
Public PoC available
- πΎ
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database8 Proof of Concept(s)
Credit
Qualys
Thomas Liske
Mark Esler