CVE-2024-32498

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Critical. 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

2024-07-05 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 16:12Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-04-15

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External PartiesBase
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

aad7891c60cea2bb586cb17190b576704204ef5834098774ba862edabe17b274

• launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/2059809
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240702 [OSSA-2024-001] OpenStack Cinder, Glance, Nova: Arbitrary file access through custom QCOW2 external data (CVE-2024-32498)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/2mailing-list
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/2
• security.openstack.orghttps://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2024-001.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00016.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00017.html