iRODS before 4.3.2 provides an msiSendMail function with a problematic dependency on the…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-426.
Summary
iRODS before 4.3.2 provides an msiSendMail function with a problematic dependency on the mail binary, such as in the mailMS.cpp#L94-L106 reference.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00608 49th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38462
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c56c-hf5f-5xjh
References
More Irods vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-06310 Untrusted input execution via igetwild in all iRODS versions before 4.1.11 and 4.2.1… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04920 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in iRODS before 3.1 have unknown impact and attack vectors. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-25704 irodsServerMonPerf in iRODS before 4.3.2 attempts to proceed with use of a path even if it is not a directory. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-38462 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38462 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c56c-hf5f-5xjh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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