CVE-2024-21649
Remote code execution
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Remote code execution
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2024-21649- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0169
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0169- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx
vantage6 remote code execution vulnerability
Impact
Authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables
Workarounds
No
- Record
GHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2024-21649- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Remote code execution
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2024-21649- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx
vantage6 remote code execution vulnerability
Impact
Authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables
Workarounds
No
- Record
GHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2024-30
The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2024-30- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 |
|---|---|---|
vantage6PyPI |
before 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
vantage6PyPI |
before 4.2.0, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.0b00.0.0b10.0.0b31.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0b101.0.0b111.0.0b121.0.0b131.0.0b141.0.0b21.0.0b31.0.0b41.0.0b51.0.0b61.0.0b71.0.0b81.0.0b91.1.01.1.0rc11.1.0rc21.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.3.post22.0.02.0.0.post12.0.0a12.0.0a22.0.0a32.0.1rc12.0.1rc22.1.02.1.0rc12.1.12.2.02.2.0b12.2.0b22.2.0b32.2.0b42.2.12.2.102.2.112.2.122.2.22.2.32.2.4 |
4.2.0 |
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-2024-21649 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Vantage6, published January 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in vantage6 4.2.0.
References
github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21649
Left out here: 150 versions. The JSON record has them.