CVE-2024-48911
OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-48911- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-3096
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-3096- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj
OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File
Impact
OpenCanary directly executed commands taken from its config file. Where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon.
Thanks to the folks at Whirlylabs for finding and fixing this.
Patches
Upgrade to 0.9.4 or higher.
- Record
GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-48911- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-48911- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj
OpenCanary Executes Commands From Potentially Writable Config File
Impact
OpenCanary directly executed commands taken from its config file. Where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon.
Thanks to the folks at Whirlylabs for finding and fixing this.
Patches
Upgrade to 0.9.4 or higher.
- Record
GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2024-248
OpenCanary, a multi-protocol network honeypot, directly executed commands taken from its config file. Prior to version 0.9.4, where the config file is stored in an unprivileged user directory but the daemon is executed by root, it’s possible for the unprivileged user to change the config file and escalate permissions when root later runs the daemon. Version 0.9.4 contains a fix for the issue.
- Record
PYSEC-2024-248- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opencanaryPyPI |
before 0.9.5 | 0.9.5 |
opencanaryPyPI |
before 0.9.5, plus listed versions 0.20.30.3.10.3.20.4 Show 18 moreShow less0.50.5.10.5.20.5.40.5.50.5.60.5.70.5.80.6.00.6.10.6.20.6.30.7.10.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.4 |
0.9.5 |
opencanaryPyPI |
before 0.9.4, plus listed versions 0.20.30.3.10.3.20.4 Show 17 moreShow less0.50.5.10.5.20.5.40.5.50.5.60.5.70.5.80.6.00.6.10.6.20.6.30.7.10.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.3 |
0.9.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-48911 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Thinkst Opencanary, published October 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in opencanary 0.9.5.
References
github.com/thinkst/opencanary/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5v-pqfv-x8jj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48911