CVE-2024-13976 Commvault 11.20.0 - 11.36.0 Windows Maintenance Installer DLL Injection
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via DLL injection during Commvault maintenance updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13976?
CVE-2024-13976 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Commvault for Windows, published on 25 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A DLL injection vulnerability exists in Commvault for Windows 11.20.0, 11.28.0, 11.32.0, 11.34.0, and 11.36.0. During the installation of maintenance updates, an attacker with local access may exploit uncontrolled search path or DLL loading behavior to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability has been resolved in versions 11.20.202, 11.28.124, 11.32.65, 11.34.37, and 11.36.15.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13976?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-13976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r89-vr67-8qj8.