# CVE-2024-27120: Local File Inclusion in ComfortKey before version 24.1.2

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a local file inclusion flaw in ComfortKey to retrieve sensitive system information.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3799-rgwr-cfc9

## What is CVE-2024-27120?

CVE-2024-27120 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Celsius Benelux ComfortKey, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability has been found in ComfortKey, a product of Celsius Benelux. Using this vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker may retrieve sensitive information about the underlying system. The vulnerability has been remediated in version 24.1.2.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27120?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Celsiusbenelux Comfortkey.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27120?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27120 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27120 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27120 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Celsius Benelux ComfortKey, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Celsius Benelux ComfortKey. 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-2024-27120/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27120/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27120
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27120
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27120

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27120/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.