Is there a public exploit for CVE-2024-9050?

No public exploit for CVE-2024-9050 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2024-9050?

CVE-2024-9050 scores CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), rated high. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%.

What does CVE-2024-9050 affect?

CVE-2024-9050 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service.

7.8 High

A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN…

CVE-2024-9050

A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the leftupdownkey. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine by creating a malicious configuration.

Assessment

CVSS: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 22 October 2024
Last updated: 4 November 2026
Affected: Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Assigner: redhat

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

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