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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-48990 · published 19 November 2024

CVE-2024-48990: Needrestart project needrestart uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

NNeedrestart Project · Needrestart

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.

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/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab Patch
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990 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-2024-48990), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.