CVE-2024-10944
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability requires a high level of permissions and exists due to improper input validation resulting in the possibility of a malicious Updated Agent being deployed.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the affected product stems from improper input validation within the agent update/deployment mechanism, allowing an attacker with high-level permissions to deploy a malicious Updated Agent that could execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the product has an agent update/deployment mechanismLocate documentation or configuration settings related to agent deployment, updates, or remote agent installation features in the product.Affected if The product includes an agent update or deployment feature that allows pushing agents to target systems.
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Determine the installed version of the productRun the product's version command, check the about page, or inspect the installed package to obtain the exact version number.Affected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable range (compare your version to the affected versions if known, or treat all versions as potentially vulnerable if no range is specified).
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Check if high-level permissions are required for agent deploymentReview the product's role-based access control (RBAC) settings or user privilege configuration to determine what permissions are needed to deploy or update agents.Affected if Users with high-level permissions (administrator, operator, or elevated privileges) can access the agent deployment feature without additional verification.
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Verify input validation on agent deployment parametersInspect the agent deployment configuration, API endpoints, or input handling code to determine if validation and sanitization are applied to deployment parameters.Affected if No input validation or sanitization is performed on agent deployment parameters such as agent URLs, file paths, or configuration values.
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Check if code signing verification is enforced for agent updatesReview the agent update settings, security policies, or configuration files to determine whether the product verifies digital signatures before deploying agent updates.Affected if Code signing verification is disabled or not enforced for agent updates, allowing unsigned or unverified agents to be deployed.
You are affected if the product has a vulnerable version with the agent update/deployment mechanism enabled and high-level permissions can deploy agents without proper input validation or code signing verification.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization for all agent deployment parameters, enforce code signing verification for agent updates, and apply the principle of least privilege to limit who can deploy or update agents.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-10944 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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