# CVE-2024-41260: GO-2024-3057 - NetBird uses a static initialization vector (IV) in github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-41260-netbird-uses-a-static-initialization-vector-iv  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-41260 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-13

NetBird uses a static initialization vector (IV) in github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Technologies: [github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-netbirdio-netbird). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-41260 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-41260 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-41260?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.23.2,fixed=0.29.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-41260?** Yes. github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go): upgrade to 0.29.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-41260?** Check whether you run github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) 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

- github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go): upgrade to 0.29.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/netbirdio/netbird@v0.29.2
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.23.2,fixed=0.29.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-41260
- GHSA-9v35-4xcr-w9ph
- GO-2024-3057

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