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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-3596
RADIUS Protocol under RFC2865 is vulnerable to forgery attacks.
Description

RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator signature.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2024, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 4, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-3596 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 Siemens sinec_ins
2 Siemens ruggedcom_crossbow
3 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware
4 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware
5 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware
6 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware
7 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware
8 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware
9 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware
10 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware
11 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware
12 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware
13 Siemens ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware
1 Broadcom fabric_operating_system
2 Broadcom brocade_sannav
1 Sonicwall sonicos
1 Freeradius freeradius
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 17
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Multiple vendors and software require updates to address RADIUS MD5 forgery vulnerabilities.
  • Update affected software packages to address the vulnerability.
  • Consult vendor advisories for specific patching instructions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-3596 has a 4 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-2024-3596.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 Mailing List
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-723487.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794185.html
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ Technical Description
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 Technical Description
https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 Third Party Advisory
https://www.blastradius.fail/ Technical Description
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 Mailing List
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ Technical Description
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 Technical Description
https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/computer-scientists-discover-vulnerabilities-in-a-popular-security-protocol Third Party Advisory
https://www.blastradius.fail/ Technical Description
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-3596 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-3596 weaknesses.

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).

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bygregonline/devsec-fastapi-report

None

Updated: 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2025, 3:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 126 different CVEs too.
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alperenugurlu/CVE-2024-3596-Detector

None

Python

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
7 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 9, 2024, 7:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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adegoodyer/kubernetes-admin-toolkit

Toolkit for k8s administrators/developers.

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 10:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 181 different CVEs too.
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nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 day, 1 hour ago
7263 stars 1201 fork 1201 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 805 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-2024-3596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
Windows User Count Controversy: Microsoft Silently “Corrects” User Base to 1.4 Billion After Implied 400M Drop

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Published Date: Jul 02, 2025 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • Cyber Security News
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Published Date: Apr 09, 2025 (5 months ago)
  • Cyber Security News
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Published Date: Feb 21, 2025 (6 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • tripwire.com
Tripwire Patch Priority Index for July 2024

Tripwire's July 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft.First on the list are patches for Microsoft Office and Outlook that resolve remote code executio ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 06, 2024 (1 year, 1 month ago)
  • europa.eu
Cyber Security Brief 24-08 - July 2024

Cyber Brief (July 2024)August 1, 2024 - Version: 1.0TLP:CLEARExecutive summaryWe analysed 252 open source reports for this Cyber Security Brief1.Cyber policy and law enforcement efforts in Europe have ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 01, 2024 (1 year, 1 month ago)
  • Cyber Security News
RADIUS Protocol Vulnerability Impacted Multiple Cisco Products

A critical vulnerability in the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol has been disclosed, affecting multiple Cisco products. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-3596, allows an on-path ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 29, 2024 (1 year, 1 month ago)
  • The Cloudflare Blog
RADIUS/UDP vulnerable to improved MD5 collision attack

2024-07-0917 min readThe MD5 cryptographic hash function was first broken in 2004, when researchers demonstrated the first MD5 collision, namely two different messages X1 and X2 where MD5(X1) = MD5 (X ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 09, 2024 (1 year, 2 months ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3596 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE CWE-200
    Removed CWE CWE-328
    Removed CWE CWE-354
    Removed CWE CWE-924
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-723487.html
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794185.html
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CWE CWE-328
    Added CWE CWE-354
    Added CWE CWE-924
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-354
    Added CWE NIST CWE-924
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brocade_sannav:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freeradius:freeradius:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.27
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ No Types Assigned https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ No Types Assigned https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 No Types Assigned https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 No Types Assigned https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf No Types Assigned https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf No Types Assigned https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://today.ucsd.edu/story/computer-scientists-discover-vulnerabilities-in-a-popular-security-protocol No Types Assigned https://today.ucsd.edu/story/computer-scientists-discover-vulnerabilities-in-a-popular-security-protocol Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.blastradius.fail/ No Types Assigned https://www.blastradius.fail/ Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://www.blastradius.fail/ No Types Assigned https://www.blastradius.fail/ Technical Description
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4
    Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/
    Added Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865
    Added Reference https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf
    Added Reference https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0001/
    Added Reference https://today.ucsd.edu/story/computer-scientists-discover-vulnerabilities-in-a-popular-security-protocol
    Added Reference https://www.blastradius.fail/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0014 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/4 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference CERT/CC https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/456537
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/456537 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (Access-Accept, Access-Reject, or Access-Challenge) to any other response using a chosen-prefix collision attack against MD5 Response Authenticator signature.
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2865 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-radext-deprecating-radius/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://networkradius.com/assets/pdf/radius_and_md5_collisions.pdf [No types assigned]
    Added Reference CERT/CC https://www.blastradius.fail/ [No types assigned]
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: 9
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