CVE-2024-28085

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

2.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 81.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.3 (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:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2024-03-27 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-14 12:37Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-03

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control SequencesVariant
• CWE-268Privilege ChainingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5f102677c1d3a4377a1cda0d42abe865d96c5015006aaf74e17bbaf4e896a0b6

• people.rit.eduhttps://people.rit.edu/sjf5462/6831711781/wall_2_27_2024.txt
• github.comhttps://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-xv2h-c6ww-mrjq
• mirrors.edge.kernel.orghttps://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5
• github.comhttps://github.com/skyler-ferrante/CVE-2024-28085
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20240407 [SECURITY] [DLA 3782-1] util-linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00005.htmlmailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240328 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/1mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240327 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/6mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240328 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/9mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240327 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/8mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240327 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/7mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240328 Re: Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/2mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240328 Re: CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/28/3mailing-list
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240327 CVE-2024-28085: Escape sequence injection in util-linux wallhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/27/5mailing-list
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240531-0003/
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/35
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html