CVE-2024-45490

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

1.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 75.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (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:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2024-08-30 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-07-14 12:38Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ab7b302c2112e6021f6611d69a571048c20237dbbe23b77b45af2268e45b6f9e

• github.comhttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/890
• github.comhttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/887
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0004/
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/12
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/10
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/8
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/6
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00036.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html