rejetto HFS (aka HTTP File Server) 3 before 0.52.10 on Linux, UNIX, and macOS allows OS…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284 and CWE-78.
Summary
rejetto HFS (aka HTTP File Server) 3 before 0.52.10 on Linux, UNIX, and macOS allows OS command execution by remote authenticated users (if they have Upload permissions). This occurs because a shell is used to execute df (i.e., with execSync instead of spawnSync in child_process in Node.js).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.39474 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed hfs (npm): 0.52.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
| — | hfs (npm) | before 0.52.10 | 0.52.10 | Patch available | GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- hfs (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.52.10 Fixed in 0.52.10 Patch available GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2 hfs (npm) Fixed in 0.52.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2
References
Patch 2
More Rejetto Http File Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15709 Rejetto HTTP File Server 2.3m Unauthenticated RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05168 The findMacroMarker function in parserLib.pas in Rejetto HTTP File Server (aks HFS or… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10536 rejetto HFS (aka HTTP File Server) v2.3m Build #300, when virtual files or folders are… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-06016 The file comment feature in Rejetto HTTP File Server (hfs) 2.3c and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-39943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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