Improper Authentication in Open Policy Agent - CVE-2024-8260
Published: September 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96663
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8260
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the SMB force-authentication issue. A local user can use a specially crafted SMB share and gain unauthorized access to the target system.
Affected software
Open Policy Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2024-8260
Install updates from vendor's website.
Open Policy Agent - update to 0.68.0