CVE-2024-21542

luigi Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

7.7 HighPublic exploitFix available

Versions of the package luigi before 3.6.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) due to improper destination file path validation in the _extract_packages_archive function.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.14%Up 1.1 points since Dec 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Record: CVE-2024-21542
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P
Weakness: CWE-29, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-0098 7.7

Record: EUVD-2024-0098
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694 7.7

luigi Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

Record: GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-29
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.6

Record: CVE-2024-21542
CVSS 4.0: 6.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-29, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.6

Record: CVE-2024-21542
CVSS 4.0: 6.6 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:P
Weakness: CWE-29
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694 7.7

luigi Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

Record: GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-29
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2024-159 No score

Record: PYSEC-2024-159
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`luigi` PyPI	before 3.6.0	3.6.0
`luigi` PyPI	before 3.6.0, plus listed versions 1.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less 1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.01.1.11.1.21.2.11.3.02.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.32.4.02.5.02.6.02.6.12.6.22.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.5	3.6.0
`luigi` PyPI	before 3.6.0, plus listed versions 1.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less 1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.01.1.11.1.21.2.11.3.02.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.32.4.02.5.02.6.02.6.12.6.22.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.5	3.6.0

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	L3ster1337/Poc-CVE-2024-21542	2024-12-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-21542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in luigi, published December 10, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in luigi 3.6.0.

References

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