# CVE-2024-36543: STRIMZI incorrect access control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-36543-strimzi-incorrect-access-control  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-36543 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-17

STRIMZI incorrect access control

Technologies: [io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/io-strimzi-strimzi). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-36543 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-36543 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-36543?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.41.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-36543?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-36543?** Check whether you run io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven) 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.

## Affected products

- io.strimzi:strimzi (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.41.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-36543
- GHSA-q2xx-f8r3-9mg5

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