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TI-2024-05658 Aliases CVE-2024-6107GHSA-525h-hfxr-w785

Improper authentication in Canonical MAAS

Priority HIGH 75CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Due to insufficient verification, an attacker could use a malicious client to bypass authentication checks and run RPC commands in a region. This has been addressed in MAAS and updated in the corresponding snaps.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed MAAS (Canonical): 3.1.4, 3.2.11, 3.3.8 +2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CanonicalMAAS3.1.0 to before 3.1.4; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.8; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4; 3.5.0 to before 3.5.13.1.4, 3.2.11, 3.3.8, 3.4.4, 3.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • MAAS VendorCanonical Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.4; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.8; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4; 3.5.0 to before 3.5.1 Fixed in 3.1.4, 3.2.11, 3.3.8, 3.4.4, 3.5.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:metal_as_a_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 to before 3.1.4; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.8; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:metal_as_a_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:metal_as_a_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 to before 3.1.4; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.8; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:metal_as_a_service:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MAAS (Canonical) Fixed in 3.1.4, 3.2.11, 3.3.8, 3.4.4, 3.5.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6107
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-525h-hfxr-w785

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2015-01199 Probe-and-enlist for SeaMicro chassis writes password to the log CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-01105 MAAS API vulnerable to CSRF attack CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2014-01104 get_file_by_name does not check owner CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2014-01106 uuid.uuid1() is not suitable as an unguessable identifier/token CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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