CVE-2024-8260 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-8260?

CVE-2024-8260 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8260?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openpolicyagent Open Policy Agent, Microsoft Windows.

Vulnerability Description

A SMB force-authentication vulnerability exists in all versions of OPA for Windows prior to v0.68.0. The vulnerability exists because of improper input validation, allowing a user to pass an arbitrary SMB share instead of a Rego file as an argument to OPA CLI or to one of the OPA Go library’s functions.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openpolicyagent	Open Policy Agent	< 0.68.0
Microsoft	Windows	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-294

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-36Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-8260?

CVE-2024-8260 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). A SMB force-authentication vulnerability exists in all versions of OPA for Windows prior to v0.68.0. The vulnerability exists because of improper input validation, allowing a user to pass an arbitrary...

How severe is CVE-2024-8260?

CVE-2024-8260 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8260?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openpolicyagent Open Policy Agent, Microsoft Windows.