CycloneDX cdxgen through 10.10.7, when run against an untrusted codebase, may execute…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
CycloneDX cdxgen through 10.10.7, when run against an untrusted codebase, may execute code contained within build-related files such as build.gradle.kts, a similar issue to CVE-2022-24441. cdxgen is used by, for example, OWASP dep-scan. NOTE: this has been characterized as a design limitation, rather than an implementation mistake.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00848 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed @cyclonedx/cdxgen (npm): 11.1.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
| — | @cyclonedx/cdxgen (npm) | before 11.1.7 | 11.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- @cyclonedx/cdxgen (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.1.7 Fixed in 11.1.7 Patch available GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p @cyclonedx/cdxgen (npm) Fixed in 11.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50611
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/releases
- https://github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/issues/1328
- https://owasp.org/www-project-dep-scan/
- https://github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/pull/1614
- https://github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen
- https://github.com/CycloneDX/cdxgen/releases/tag/v11.1.7
- https://owasp.org/www-project-dep-scan
Sources
- CVE-2024-50611 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50611 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxf3-vgpm-fv9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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