CVE-2024-45438

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.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• 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

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 44.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2025-08-21 00:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 19:30Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-29

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

bc3b21a9cca35c1ccf0a0a70566b2d2c26e86fe9c64e14385d95043b2faa6aac

• docs.titanhq.comhttps://docs.titanhq.com/en/13161-spamtitan-release-notes.html
• www.titanhq.comhttps://www.titanhq.com/email-protection/
• www.seralys.comhttps://www.seralys.com/research/CVE-2024-45438.txt
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/15
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/15