CVE-2024-56433

LOW

shadow-utils 4.4-4.17.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

shadow-utils (aka shadow) 4.4 through 4.17.0 establishes a default /etc/subuid behavior (e.g., uid 100000 through 165535 for the first user account) that can realistically conflict with the uids of users defined on locally administered networks, potentially leading to account takeover, e.g., by leveraging newuidmap for access to an NFS home directory (or same-host resources in the case of remote logins by these local network users). NOTE: it may also be argued that system administrators should not have assigned uids, within local networks, that are within the range that can occur in /etc/subuid.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by JonnyWhatshisface · poc
https://github.com/JonnyWhatshisface/CVE-2024-56433

Scores

CVSS v3 3.6
EPSS 0.0451
EPSS Percentile 89.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1188
Status published
Products (1)
shadow-maint/shadow-utils 4.4 - 4.17.0
Published Dec 26, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026