CVE-2024-23770
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing...
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2024-23770- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2024-23770- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-21223
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
EUVD-2024-21223- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-47fw-qp5q-cc27
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing...
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
GHSA-47fw-qp5q-cc27- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-23770
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-23770- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.
- Record
CVE-2024-23770- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-ALPINE-318-CVE-2024-23770 No score
CVE-2024-23770 in darkhttpd - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2024-23770 in the darkhttpd package for Root:Alpine:3.18. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-ALPINE-318-CVE-2024-23770- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-ALPINE-319-CVE-2024-23770 No score
CVE-2024-23770 in darkhttpd - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2024-23770 in the darkhttpd package for Root:Alpine:3.19. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-ALPINE-319-CVE-2024-23770- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
darkhttpdAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.15-r0 | 1.15-r0 |
darkhttpdAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.15-r0 | 1.15-r0 |
darkhttpdAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.15-r0 | 1.15-r0 |
darkhttpdAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.15-r0 | 1.15-r0 |
darkhttpdAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.15-r0 | 1.15-r0 |
darkhttpdRoot:Alpine:3.18 |
before 1.14-r10072 | 1.14-r100721.14-r100711.14-r100751.14-r100741.14-r10073 |
rootio-darkhttpdRoot:Alpine:3.18 |
before 1.14-r10072 | 1.14-r100721.14-r100711.14-r100751.14-r100741.14-r10073 |
darkhttpdRoot:Alpine:3.19 |
before 1.14-r10074 | 1.14-r100741.14-r100711.14-r100731.14-r100721.14-r10075 |
rootio-darkhttpdRoot:Alpine:3.19 |
before 1.14-r10074 | 1.14-r100741.14-r100711.14-r100731.14-r100721.14-r10075 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23770 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Unix4lyfe Darkhttpd, published January 22, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in darkhttpd 1.15-r0.
References
github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/2b339828b2a42a5fda105ea84934957a7d23e35d
github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23770
github.com/advisories/GHSA-47fw-qp5q-cc27
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-23770
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/23xxx/CVE-2024-23770.json