# CVE-2024-41265: GO-2024-3036 - cortex establishes TLS connections with `InsecureSkipVerify` set to `true` in github.com/cortexproject/cortex

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-41265-cortex-establishes-tls-connections-with-insecureskipverify-set-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-41265 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-08-06

cortex establishes TLS connections with `InsecureSkipVerify` set to `true` in github.com/cortexproject/cortex

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-41265 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-41265 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-41265?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 6 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cortexlabs/cortex (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/cortexproject/cortex (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.42.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-41265?** 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-2024-41265?** Check whether you run github.com/cortexlabs/cortex (Go) or github.com/cortexproject/cortex (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.

## Affected products

- github.com/cortexlabs/cortex (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
- github.com/cortexproject/cortex (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.42.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-41265
- GHSA-vw7g-3cc7-7rmh
- GO-2024-3036

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