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TI-2024-14392 Aliases CVE-2024-21671GHSA-45gq-q4xh-cp53

vantage6 username timing attack

Priority LOW 18CWE-208Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-208.

Summary

The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). It is possible to find out usernames from the response time of login requests. This could aid attackers in credential attacks. Version 4.2.0 patches this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vantage6 (vantage6): 4.2.0vantage6-server (PyPI): 4.2.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
vantage6vantage6before 4.2.04.2.0Patch availableCNA
—vantage6-server (PyPI)before 4.2.04.2.0Patch availableGHSA-45gq-q4xh-cp53
  • vantage6 Vendorvantage6 Affected before 4.2.0 Fixed in 4.2.0 Patch available CNA
  • vantage6-server (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.2.0 Fixed in 4.2.0 Patch available GHSA-45gq-q4xh-cp53

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.2.0Vulnerablevantage6
  • cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·vantage6

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vantage6 (vantage6) Fixed in 4.2.0
  • Fix · GHSA-45gq-q4xh-cp53 vantage6-server (PyPI) Fixed in 4.2.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21671
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45gq-q4xh-cp53

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-14786 vantage6 unencrypted task can be created in encrypted collaboration CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2024-14378 vantage6 insecure SSH configuration for node and server containers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14374 Remote code execution in vantage6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-09727 Refresh tokens do not expire in Vantage6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-25773 vantage6 Node accepts non-whitelisted algorithms from malicious server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-09728 vantage6's Pickle serialization is insecure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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