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CVE-2024-4701

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-05-14
  • Fixed in4.3.18
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

A path traversal issue potentially leading to remote code execution in Genie for all versions prior to 4.3.18

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-05-1415:44CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · OSV
Netflix genie
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.3< 4.3.184.3.18

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

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As netflix, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-05-10

Fix

  1. Update Netflix genie to 4.3.18

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-05-15
  • CNACVSS 3.19.9known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score24.6 %read 2026-11-08
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2known since 2026-11-01
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryCRITICAL2024-05-09

Identifiers

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
2024-05-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wpcv-5jgp-69f3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4701?

A path traversal issue potentially leading to remote code execution in Genie for all versions prior to 4.3.18

Is CVE-2024-4701 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-4701, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-4701?

CVE-2024-4701 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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