7.8

CVE-2024-52976: elastic elastic_agent

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 01-05-2025Last modified 01-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-52976 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in elastic elastic_agent. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.20%
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. 01-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection. An attacker requires local access and the ability to modify osqueryd configurations.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

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

Elastic1 product
  • elastic_agent≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.17.24 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.15.3 | < 7.17.25 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.15.4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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