What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-11029?

CVE-2024-11029 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Red Hat are affected by CVE-2024-11029?

Organizations using A flaw should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-11029 rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-11029?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Red Hat CVE-2024-11029

MEDIUM

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (CWE-497)

2025-01-15 secalert@redhat.com

Information Disclosure Red Hat Suse

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SUSE

MEDIUM

qualitative

Red Hat

5.5 MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Apr 02, 2026 - 14:30 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 15, 2025 - 13:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in the FreeIPA API audit, where it sends the whole FreeIPA command line to journalctl. As a consequence, during the FreeIPA installation process, it inadvertently leaks the administrative user credentials, including the administrator password, to the journal database. In the worst-case scenario, where the journal log is centralized, users with access to it can have improper access to the FreeIPA administrator credentials.

AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in the FreeIPA API audit, where it sends the whole FreeIPA command line to journalctl. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-497. A flaw was found in the FreeIPA API audit, where it sends the whole FreeIPA command line to journalctl. As a consequence, during the FreeIPA installation process, it inadvertently leaks the administrative user credentials, including the administrator password, to the journal database. In the worst-case scenario, where the journal log is centralized, users with access to it can have improper access to the FreeIPA administrator credentials.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.