CVE-2024-36587
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to...
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
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
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Record
CVE-2024-36587- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-36164
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Record
EUVD-2024-36164- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jm8-crf9-ff85
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to...
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Record
GHSA-4jm8-crf9-ff85- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Record
CVE-2024-36587- 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-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36587
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36587- 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
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.0-21.6.1-1 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.5-11.9.5-1build1 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.19+ds1-22.0.19+ds1-32.0.31+ds1-1 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.45+ds1-12.0.45+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.0.45+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.45+ds1-1.1build12.0.45+ds1-1.22.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.12.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.22.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.2+esm12.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.32.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm12.0.45+ds1-1.2ubuntu0.24.04.3+esm2 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.7+ds1-12.1.8+ds1-1 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.14+ds1-12.1.16+ds1-12.1.18+ds1-1 |
None known |
dnscrypt-proxyUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.1.8+ds1-12.1.14+ds1-12.1.14+ds1-1ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | meeeeing/CVE-2024-36587 | 2025-04-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-36587 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Dnscrypt Dnscrypt-proxy, published June 13, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.