CVE-2024-38531

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

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 4.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. 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

2024-06-28 13:18Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-02 04:12Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-06-18

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-278Insecure Preserved Inherited PermissionsVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

cc8d5b23ef332131b5724c50d401a1ed69e74802366a2a03411045fdae860d0d

• github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-q82p-44mg-mgh5x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10501x_refsource_MISC