7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-10224
Qualys Windows Modules::ScanDeps Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().

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Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-10224 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Rschupp modules\
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
To address the vulnerability, update the perl-Module-ScanDeps package.
  • Update the affected perl-Module-ScanDeps package.
  • Upgrade the libmodule-scandeps-perl packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-10224 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-10224.

URL Resource
https://github.com/rschupp/Module-ScanDeps/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-359q-v529 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 Third Party Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt Exploit Mitigation
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00015.html Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1 Exploit Mailing List Mitigation
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-10224 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Contains List of CVE's that I have found (Individual + Collaborative work)

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
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Born at : July 28, 2025, 1:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 106 different CVEs too.

A Local Privilege Escalation poc scipts for CVE-2024-48990, CVE-2024-48991, CVE-2024-48992, CVE-2024-10224, and CVE-2024-11003

cve-2024-48992 cve-2024-48991 cve-2024-10224 cve-2024-11003 cve-2024-48990

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Nov. 24, 2024, 6:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-10224 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
Re: Local Privilege Escalations in needrestart

Qualys Security Advisory LPEs in needrestart (CVE-2024-48990, CVE-2024-48991, CVE-2024-48992, CVE-2024-10224, and CVE-2024-11003) ====================================================================== ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 27, 2024 (9 months ago)
  • seclists.org
Local Privilege Escalations in needrestart

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Qualys Security Advisory via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:28:37 +0000 Qualys Security Advisory LPEs in needrest ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 21, 2024 (9 months, 1 week ago)
  • The Register
'Alarming' bugs lay low in Ubuntu Server utility for 10 years

Researchers at Qualys refuse to release exploit code for five bugs in the Linux world's needrestart utility that allow unprivileged local attackers to gain root access without any user interaction. Th ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 21, 2024 (9 months, 1 week ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Ubuntu Linux impacted by decade-old 'needrestart' flaw that gives root

Five local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities have been discovered in the needrestart utility used by Ubuntu Linux, which was introduced over 10 years ago in version 21.04. The flaws were disc ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 20, 2024 (9 months, 1 week ago)
  • The Hacker News
Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package

Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root p ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 20, 2024 (9 months, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-10224 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rschupp:modules::scandeps:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.36
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://github.com/rschupp/Module-ScanDeps/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-359q-v529 Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00015.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1 Types: Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt Types: Exploit, Mitigation
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Dec. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00015.html
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-78
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://github.com/rschupp/Module-ScanDeps/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-359q-v529 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Canonical Ltd. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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