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CVE-2024-21546

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-12-18
  • Fixed in2.9.1
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

Versions of the package unisharp/laravel-filemanager before 2.9.1 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) through using a valid mimetype and inserting the . character after the php file extension. This allows the attacker to execute malicious code.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-12-1806:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV
unisharp/laravel-filemanager
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.9< 2.9.12.9.1

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

Fix

  1. Update unisharp/laravel-filemanager to 2.9.1

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedajdumanhug/CVE-2024-21546digitalsurgn/CVE-2024-21546
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-12-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.08.9read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
Published
2024-12-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21546?

Versions of the package unisharp/laravel-filemanager before 2.9.1 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) through using a valid mimetype and inserting the . character after the php file extension. This allows the attacker to execute malicious code.

Is CVE-2024-21546 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-21546 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-21546?

CVE-2024-21546 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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