CVE-2024-21649: vantage6 remote code execution vulnerability

CVE-2024-21649 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-30

The vantage6 technology enables to manage and deploy privacy enhancing technologies like Federated Learning (FL) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC). Prior to 4.2.0, authenticated users could inject code into algorithm environment variables, resulting in remote code execution. This vulnerability is patched in 4.2.0.

Technologies: vantage6 (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-21649 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-21649 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-21649?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 30 January 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
vantage6 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=eac19db737145d3ca987adf037a454fae0790ddd|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-21649?
Yes. vantage6 (PyPI): upgrade to 4.2.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-21649?
Check whether you run vantage6 (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • vantage6 (PyPI): upgrade to 4.2.0 or later
    pip install "vantage6>=4.2.0"

Affected products

  • vantage6 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=eac19db737145d3ca987adf037a454fae0790ddd|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-21649
  • GHSA-w9h2-px87-74vx
  • PYSEC-2024-30

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