CVE-2024-23749

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

4.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 91.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-02-09 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-15 19:40Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-01-21

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d8c67da8cbf718cd97069b3749d813278fe61a9869149159c309f5ec1bbe114a

• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
• blog.defcesco.iohttps://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749
• seclists.org20240213 Command Injection Vulnerability in KiTTY Get Remote File Through SCP Input (CVE-2024-23749)http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13mailing-list
• seclists.org20240213 Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in KiTTY Start Duplicated Session Hostname (CVE-2024-25003) & Username (CVE-2024-25004) Variableshttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14mailing-list