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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-11003 · published 19 November 2024

CVE-2024-11003: Needrestart project needrestart os command injection vulnerability

NNeedrestart Project · Needrestart

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see the related CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 11% · top 4.1% CWE-78 · OS command injection
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see the related CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0 Patch
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 VDB Entry
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003 VDB Entry
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00014.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1 Mailing List

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-11003), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.