CVE-2024-34477
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.
- Record
CVE-2024-34477- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-34826
7.8
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.
- Record
EUVD-2024-34826- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
7.8
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.
- Record
CVE-2024-34477- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
configureNFS in lib/common/functions.sh in FOG through 1.5.10 allows local users to gain privileges by mounting a crafted NFS share (because of no_root_squash and insecure). In order to exploit the vulnerability, someone needs to mount an NFS share in order to add an executable file as root. In addition, the SUID bit must be added to this file.
- Record
CVE-2024-34477- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-34477 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fogproject, published May 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/blob/a4bb1bf39ac53c3cbe623576915fbc3b5c80a00f/lib/common/functions.sh
forums.fogproject.org/topic/17486/fog-1-5-10-and-earlier-nfs-privilege-escalation-vulnerability
blog.hackvens.fr/advisories/CVE-2024-34477-Fogproject.html
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/34xxx/CVE-2024-34477.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34477