TI-2024-15771 Aliases CVE-2024-23771 GHSA-8cwm-wr6q-x76p

darkhttpd before 1.15 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication…

MEDIUM 51CWE-203Published 2024-01-22 · Updated 2025-05-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

darkhttpd before 1.15 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a timing side channel.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01055 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:unix4lyfe:darkhttpd::::::::	before 1.15	Vulnerable	Unix4lyfe

cpe:2.3:a:unix4lyfe:darkhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.15 Vulnerable ·Unix4lyfe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23771
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cwm-wr6q-x76p

References

TI-2020-15707 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in darkhttpd CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-15770 darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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