# CVE-2024-13861: Code injection in Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux)

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as root via a code injection flaw in the Debian package component of the Linux endpoint agent.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgww-7769-w5pf

## What is CVE-2024-13861?

CVE-2024-13861 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux), published on 11 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A code injection vulnerability in the Debian package component of Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux) versions older than 1.3.10 allows local users arbitrary code execution as root. Redhat-based systems using RPM packages are not affected.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13861?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13861 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13861 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux), published on 11 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13861/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13861/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13861
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13861
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13861

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13861/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.