CVE-2024-11944

truenas_firmware vulnerability - ixsystems

High CVSS Score: 8.8 Published: 2024-12-30

Description

iXsystems TrueNAS CORE tarfile.extractall Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of iXsystems TrueNAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the tarfile.extractall method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25626.

Affected Systems

Vendor ixsystems
Product truenas_firmware
Affected Versions 13.0
CWE ID CWE-22

Mitigation

Apply the latest security patches from the vendor, restrict network exposure where applicable, and monitor for exploitation attempts.

Fix Instructions

Refer to the vendor advisory and apply the latest security updates. See references for detailed patching instructions.

References

Risk Assessment

CVSS: 8.8/10

Exploit Available Unknown
Patch Available Unknown

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