CVE-2024-49504

HIGH

Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)

2024-11-13 meissner@suse.de

Privilege Escalation

7.0

CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: suse

Severity by source

Vendor (suse) PRIMARY

7.0 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from Vendor (suse) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: suse

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 13, 2024 - 15:15 cve.org

HIGH 7.0

DescriptionCVE.org

grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks.

AnalysisAI

grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.