CVE-2024-24914
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 · uneditedAuthenticated Gaia users can inject code or commands by global variables through special HTTP requests. A Security fix that mitigates this vulnerability is available.
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 confidenceAuthenticated users of Check Point Gaia OS can inject arbitrary code or commands through global variables via specially crafted HTTP requests. This is a command injection vulnerability requiring authentication, allowing privilege escalation from standard user to potentially root/system-level access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= r81= r81.10= r81.20CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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 system runs Check Point Gaia OSLog into the system via SSH or console and run: 'show version product' or 'cat /etc/version' to confirm the OS is Check Point GaiaAffected if The system is NOT running Check Point Gaia OS - then not affected by this CVE
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Determine the exact Gaia OS versionRun command: 'show version all' or 'cat /etc/app_version' to get the full version numberAffected if The version is r81, r81.10, or r81.20 - these are the affected versions listed in the CVE
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Check if the web portal (HTTPS) is accessibleAttempt to reach the management interface via browser or curl at the management IP on ports 443 or 4444. Run: curl -k -I https://<management-ip>/Affected if The web interface is accessible and responds - the attack surface exists for this vulnerability
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Verify authentication is required for the web interfaceConfirm that the Gaia web portal requires valid user credentials by attempting an unauthenticated request and checking for a login prompt or 401 responseAffected if The web interface is accessible without any authentication - indicates a different but related issue; however, this CVE requires valid credentials
You are affected if your system runs Check Point Gaia OS versions r81, r81.10, or r81.20 AND the management web interface (HTTPS) is accessible and requires authentication.
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 dataApply the available security fix/patch from Check Point for this vulnerability. Ensure proper authentication controls are in place and restrict administrative access to trusted personnel only.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- 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-2024-24914 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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