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CVE-2024-11042

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-03-20
  • WeaknessCWE-73

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Description

In invoke-ai/invokeai version v5.0.2, the web API `POST /api/v1/images/delete` is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially including critical or sensitive system files such as SSH keys, SQLite databases, and configuration files. This can impact the integrity and availability of applications relying on these files.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-03-2010:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-11042?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-11042?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2024-11042 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedgothburz/CVE-2024-11042
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-03-20
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.09.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-73read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.6 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-03-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11042?

In invoke-ai/invokeai version v5.0.2, the web API `POST /api/v1/images/delete` is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially including critical or sensitive system files such as SSH keys, SQLite databases, and configuration files. This can impact the integrity and availability of applications relying on these files.

Is CVE-2024-11042 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-11042, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-11042?

CVE-2024-11042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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