CVE-2024-36046 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-36046 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-36046 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2025. 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-2024-36046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-36046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36046/index.md)
Infoblox NIOS executes with excessive privileges, allowing attackers to escalate their access rights within the network infrastructure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-36046?
CVE-2024-36046 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Infoblox NIOS through 8.6.4 executes with more privileges than required.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infoblox Nios.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2m3-cppr-8m5q.