# CVE-2024-43191: IBM ManageIQ command execution

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM ManageIQ via crafted YAML requests, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g75p-qvp4-j95j

## What is CVE-2024-43191?

CVE-2024-43191 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, published on 26 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM ManageIQ could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted yaml file request.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43191?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-43191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management

- [CVE-2022-42438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42438/): IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring privilege escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-38941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38941/): Privilege escalation in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2021-20341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20341/): Information disclosure in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-46175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46175/): IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management information disclosure (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43191 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43191 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, published on 26 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management. 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-2024-43191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43191/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43191
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43191
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43191

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43191/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.