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CVE-2024-35242

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-06-10
  • Fixed in2.7.7 · 2.2.24
  • WeaknessCWE-77

Am I affected?

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Description

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. On the 2.x branch prior to versions 2.2.24 and 2.7.7, the `composer install` command running inside a git/hg repository which has specially crafted branch names can lead to command injection. This requires cloning untrusted repositories. Patches are available in version 2.2.24 for 2.2 LTS or 2.7.7 for mainline. As a workaround, avoid cloning potentially compromised repositories.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-06-1022:15CVE 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
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-35242?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-35242?format=csv
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP
Getcomposer composer
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.3, < 2.7.72.7.7
2.x≥ 2.0, < 2.2.242.2.24
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
39.x= 39no fix published

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

Fix

  1. Update Getcomposer composer to 2.7.7 · 2.2.24

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:24 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedKKkai0315/CVE-2024-35242
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-07-15
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.3 %2026-10-22
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-06-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35242?

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. On the 2.x branch prior to versions 2.2.24 and 2.7.7, the `composer install` command running inside a git/hg repository which has specially crafted branch names can lead to command injection. This requires cloning untrusted repositories. Patches are available in version 2.2.24 for 2.2 LTS or 2.7.7 for mainline. As a workaround, avoid cloning potentially compromised repositories.

Is CVE-2024-35242 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-35242 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-35242?

CVE-2024-35242 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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