Apache CloudStack: The extraconfig feature can be abused to load hypervisor resources on a VM instance
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A problem has been identified in the CloudStack additional VM configuration (extraconfig) feature which can be misused by anyone who has privilege to deploy a VM instance or configure settings of an already deployed VM instance, to configure additional VM configuration even when the feature is not explicitly enabled by the administrator. In a KVM based CloudStack environment, an attacker can exploit this issue to attach host devices such as storage disks, and PCI and USB devices such as network adapters and GPUs, in a regular VM instance that can be further exploited to gain access to the underlying network and storage infrastructure resources, and access any VM instance disks on the local storage. Users are advised to upgrade to version 4.18.1.1 or 4.19.0.1, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache CloudStack | 4.14.0.0 – 4.18.1.0; 4.19.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache CloudStack VendorApache Affected 4.14.0.0 – 4.18.1.0; 4.19.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache CloudStack — lists.apache.org/thread/82f46pv7mvh95ybto5hn8wlo6g8jhjvp
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-19190 Apache CloudStack: x-forwarded-for HTTP header parsed by defaultPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2024-19191 Server-side request forgery in Apache CloudStackPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fpg-5xv7-pq63
References
More Apache Cloudstack vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27459 Apache CloudStack: SAML Signature Exclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-25607 Apache CloudStack: Unauthenticated cluster service port leads to remote execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16183 Apache CloudStack SAML Single Sign-On XXE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-03843 Citrix Cloud.com CloudStack, and Apache CloudStack pre-release, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-26763 Apache CloudStack: Integration API service uses dynamic port when disabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05854 Apache CloudStack 4.1 to 4.8.1.0 and 4.9.0.0 contain an API call designed to allow a user… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-29008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-29008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fpg-5xv7-pq63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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