# CVE-2024-8238: PYSEC-2026-1094 - Aim Improper Access Control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8238-aim-improper-access-control  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-8238 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-07

Aim Improper Access Control

Technologies: [aim (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-aim). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-8238 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-8238 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-8238?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** aim (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,last_affected=3.22.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8238?** 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-2024-8238?** Check whether you run aim (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.

## Affected products

- aim (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,last_affected=3.22.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-8238
- GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g
- PYSEC-2026-1094

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