CVE-2024-33662: portainer Inadequate Encryption Strength
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-33662 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in portainer. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 02-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Portainer before 2.20.2 improperly uses an encryption algorithm in the AesEncrypt function.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.28% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Github.com/portainer1 product
- portainer< 2.20.2 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Portainer1 product
- portainer< 2.20.2
2 vendors · 2 products
