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CVE-2024-10224

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-11-19
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-11-1918:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0= 11.0no fix published
Module scandeps needrestart
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.38< 1.381.38
Rschupp modules\
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= \no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As canonical, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-11-19

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libmodule-scandeps-perlUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.35-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.31-1ubuntu0.1
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.35-2
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.35-2
  • libmodule-scandeps-perlDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1.31-2+deb12u1

23 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-10224 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed · 2 known affected

    module-scandeps: local privilege escalation via unsanitized input

    perl-Module-ScanDeps.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · perl-Module-ScanDeps.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • RHSA-2025:7350 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: perl-Module-ScanDeps security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:7350 · 2 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2024-10224 · 1 productOut of support scope
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2024-10224 · 1 productWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-11-19
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-782024-11-19
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score9.0 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-11-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-10224?

Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().

Is CVE-2024-10224 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-10224, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-10224?

CVE-2024-10224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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