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CVE-2024-28176

Q: Is CVE-2024-28176 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-28176 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28176?

CVE-2024-28176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2024-03-09
Fixed in4.15.5 · 2.0.7
WeaknessCWE-400

Am I affected?

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Description

jose is JavaScript module for JSON Object Signing and Encryption, providing support for JSON Web Tokens (JWT), JSON Web Signature (JWS), JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Key (JWK), JSON Web Key Set (JWKS), and more. A vulnerability has been identified in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces, specifically related to the support for decompressing plaintext after its decryption. Under certain conditions it is possible to have the user's environment consume unreasonable amount of CPU time or memory during JWE Decryption operations. This issue has been patched in versions 2.0.7 and 4.15.5.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-03-0901:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 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-2024-28176?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-28176?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV

Jose project jose

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
4.15	≥ 3.0.0, < 4.15.5	4.15.5	NVD · OSV
4.15	< 4.15.5	4.15.5	OSV
2.0	< 2.0.7	2.0.7	NVD · OSV

Fedoraproject fedora

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
40.x	≥ 38, ≤ 40	no fix published	NVD

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

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

aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3792+03eaed9c
aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.10.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
buildahAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2:1.33.7-2.el9_4and 1 other package
buildahAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.33.7-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9fand 1 other package
cockpit-podmanAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 84.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
conmonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3845+87b84552
conmonAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3:2.1.10-1.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f
container-selinuxAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:2.229.0-2.module_el8.10.0+3858+6ad51f9f

28 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

RHBA-2025:1772 Red Hat Product Security20 products fixed
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Updated 7.1 container image is now available in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog
RHSA-2024:8676 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.17.0 Security, Enhancement, & Bug Fix Update
RHSA-2024:6755 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16.2 security and bug fix update
RHSA-2024:4591 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16.0 security, enhancement & bug fix update
RHSA-2024:0045 Red Hat Product Security110 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.0 security update
RHSA-2024:0041 Red Hat Product Security8 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.0 bug fix and security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Jose project jose to 4.15.5 · 2.0.7
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHBA-2025:1772 · 20 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2789521 For supported configurations, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1548993
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:8676 · 4 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:0045 · 110 productsFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. All OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when …
Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:0041 · 8 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/release_notes/ocp-4-16-release-not…
Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHBA-2025:1772 · 20 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Advisories and patches

github.comPatch
github.comPatch
github.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-03-11
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.14.9read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.15.9read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.1 %2026-10-22
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2024-03-09
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28176?

Is CVE-2024-28176 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-28176 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28176?

CVE-2024-28176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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