CVE-2024-27453 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Extreme XOS through 22.6.1.4, a read-only user can escalate privileges to root via a crafted HTTP POST request to the python method of the Machine-to-Machine Interface (MMI).

Published: 2024-05-03

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00726.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000118266
https://www.exsiliumsecurity.com/CVE-2024-27453.html

History

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos::::::::

Subscriptions

Extremenetworks Extremexos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:34:52.263Z

Reserved: 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-27453

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-07-17T17:45:28.505Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T18:15:09.250

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:19:55.290

Link: CVE-2024-27453

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-266
Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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