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6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-8037
"Ubuntu Juju Hook Tool UNIX Domain Socket Argument Injection"
Description

Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket. When combined with an attack of JUJU_CONTEXT_ID, any user on the local system with access to the default network namespace may connect to the @/var/lib/juju/agents/unit-xxxx-yyyy/agent.socket and perform actions that are normally reserved to a juju charm.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 2, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2025, 5:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8037 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 Canonical juju
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Update the affected govulncheck-vulndb package.
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-2024-8037.

URL Resource
https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-8037 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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-2024-8037 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 CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.51 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.10 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 up to (excluding) 3.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4 up to (excluding) 3.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5.0 up to (excluding) 3.5.4 *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:juju:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.0 up to (including) 3.2.4
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-276
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Vulnerable juju hook tool abstract UNIX domain socket. When combined with an attack of JUJU_CONTEXT_ID, any user on the local system with access to the default network namespace may connect to the @/var/lib/juju/agents/unit-xxxx-yyyy/agent.socket and perform actions that are normally reserved to a juju charm.
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-8v4w-f4r9-7h6x [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8037 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Canonical Ltd. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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: 6.5
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