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TI-2024-32608 Aliases CVE-2024-48911GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj

OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File

Priority LOW 25CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00223 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed opencanary (thinkst): 0.9.4OpenCanary (PyPI): 0.9.5

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
thinkstopencanarybefore 0.9.40.9.4Patch availableCNA
—OpenCanary (PyPI)before 0.9.50.9.5Patch availableGHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj
  • opencanary Vendorthinkst Affected before 0.9.4 Fixed in 0.9.4 Patch available CNA
  • OpenCanary (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.5 Fixed in 0.9.5 Patch available GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:thinkst:opencanary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.4Vulnerablethinkst
  • cpe:2.3:a:thinkst:opencanary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·thinkst

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA opencanary (thinkst) Fixed in 0.9.4
  • Fix · GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj OpenCanary (PyPI) Fixed in 0.9.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48911
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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