CVE-2024-36587: n/a
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Jun 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2024-36587, organizations should immediately audit and restrict file permissions on the dnscrypt-proxy binary to ensure only root or authorized administrators have write access. Specifically, the binary should have permissions set to 755 or more restrictive, and ownership should be assigned to root. Employ filesystem integrity monitoring tools to detect unauthorized changes to the dnscrypt-proxy executable. Limit local user access to trusted personnel and enforce the principle of least privilege to reduce the risk of local exploitation. Until official patches are released, consider deploying compensating controls such as mandatory access controls (e.g., SELinux or AppArmor) to restrict modification capabilities on critical binaries. Regularly update DNSCrypt-proxy to the latest stable versions once patches addressing this vulnerability become available. Additionally, monitor system logs for suspicious activity indicative of privilege escalation attempts. For environments where local access cannot be tightly controlled, consider alternative DNS encryption solutions with verified secure permission configurations.
Description
Insecure permissions in DNSCrypt-proxy v2.0.0alpha9 to v2.1.5 allows non-privileged attackers to escalate privileges to root via overwriting the binary dnscrypt-proxy.