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CVE-2024-11944VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-11944: iXsystems TrueNAS CORE · Path Traversal

Affects iXsystems TrueNAS CORESource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 75% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Truenastruenas/corepkg:deb/truenas/coreOther threatsAffected
  • =13.3-RELEASE
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately restrict network access to TrueNAS CORE management interfaces and storage services to trusted hosts only, ideally isolating them within secure VLANs or VPNs. Monitor network traffic for unusual tar archive extraction requests or unexpected file writes outside designated directories. Employ intrusion detection/prevention systems with custom rules targeting path traversal patterns. Until an official patch is released, consider disabling or restricting tarfile.extractall functionality if feasible or applying manual input validation wrappers around extraction processes. Regularly audit system logs and file integrity to detect early signs of exploitation. Engage with iXsystems support for updates and apply patches promptly once available. Additionally, implement robust backup and recovery procedures to mitigate data loss risks from potential exploitation.

Description

iXsystems TrueNAS CORE tarfile.extractall Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of iXsystems TrueNAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the tarfile.extractall method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25626.

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