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CVE-2024-45496

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  • Published2024-09-17
  • Fixed in0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20240911
  • WeaknessCWE-269

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Description

A flaw was found in OpenShift. This issue occurs due to the misuse of elevated privileges in the OpenShift Container Platform's build process. During the build initialization step, the git-clone container is run with a privileged security context, allowing unrestricted access to the node. An attacker with developer-level access can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node. An attacker running code in a privileged container could escalate their permissions on the node running the container.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-09-1700:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

OSV
openshift/openshift-controller-manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.0< 0.0.0-alpha.0.0.202409110.0.0-alpha.0.0.20240911

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.

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2024:6122 Red Hat Product Security662 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.1 bug fix and security update

  • RHSA-2024:3718 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.0 bug fix and security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update openshift/openshift-controller-manager to 0.0.0-alpha.0.0.20240911
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:6122 · 662 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 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 asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.18/release_notes/o…
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:3718 · 4 productsFor OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 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 asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.17/release_notes/o…
  4. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:6122 · 662 productsCluster admins can follow the instructions in "Securing Builds by Strategy" to block use of the "Docker" and “Source” build strategies on a cluster, or restrict the use to a set of highly trusted users, until the cluster is able to be upgraded. https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.16/ci…

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-09-17
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.9read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.0 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
2024-09-17
Last Modified
2026-08-11
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45496?

A flaw was found in OpenShift. This issue occurs due to the misuse of elevated privileges in the OpenShift Container Platform's build process. During the build initialization step, the git-clone container is run with a privileged security context, allowing unrestricted access to the node. An attacker with developer-level access can provide a crafted .gitconfig file containing commands executed during the cloning process, leading to arbitrary command execution on the worker node. An attacker running code in a privileged container could escalate their permissions on the node running the container.

Is CVE-2024-45496 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-45496 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-45496?

CVE-2024-45496 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

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