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CVE-2024-36046: infoblox nios Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 27-02-2025Last modified 28-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36046 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in infoblox nios. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Infoblox NIOS through 8.6.4 executes with more privileges than required.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.40% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Infoblox1 product
  • nios≥ 8.6.0, ≤ 8.6.4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links