CVE-2024-10933: OpenBSD readdir directory traversal

Analyzed

Published 05-12-2024Last modified 05-12-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-10933 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in openbsd. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.27%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

05-12-2024
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
05-12-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In OpenBSD 7.5 before errata 009 and OpenBSD 7.4 before errata 022, exclude any '/' in readdir name validation to avoid unexpected directory traversal on untrusted file systems.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

v4.04.1v3.15.5

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Openbsd1 product

openbsdEOL≥ 7.5, < 7.5 errata 009 | ≥ 7.4, < 7.4 errata 022 | < 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4:errata_001 | 7.4:errata_002 | 7.4:errata_003 | 7.4:errata_004 | 7.4:errata_005 | 7.4:errata_006 | 7.4:errata_007 | 7.4:errata_008 | 7.4:errata_009 | 7.4:errata_010 | 7.4:errata_011 | 7.4:errata_012 | 7.4:errata_013 | 7.4:errata_014 | 7.4:errata_015 | 7.4:errata_016 | 7.4:errata_017 | 7.4:errata_018 | 7.4:errata_019 | 7.4:errata_020 | 7.4:errata_021

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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