VulnerabilityPublished 19 Aug 2024Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2024-44070: frr

Affects frrSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

9.8Critical

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubfrrouting/frr`pkg:github/frrouting/frr`Other threats	Affected <=10.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Monitor FRRouting project channels closely for official patches addressing CVE-2024-44070 and apply them immediately upon release.
Implement strict ingress and egress filtering of BGP traffic at network borders to block malformed or suspicious BGP update messages, particularly those containing encapsulation attributes.
Employ BGP session authentication mechanisms such as TCP MD5 signatures or TCP-AO to reduce the risk of unauthorized BGP message injection.
Use network anomaly detection systems to identify unusual BGP update patterns or traffic spikes indicative of exploitation attempts.
Segment routing infrastructure from general-purpose networks to limit exposure.
Regularly audit and update routing software versions to minimize exposure to known vulnerabilities.
Coordinate with upstream providers and peers to ensure consistent security postures and rapid incident response capabilities.

Description

An issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR) through 10.1.bgp_attr_encap in bgpd/bgp_attr.c does not check the actual remaining stream length before taking the TLV value.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2024-44070 could be substantial. FRRouting is commonly deployed in internet service providers, data centers, and large enterprises for managing BGP routing. Exploitation could lead to unauthorized control over routing information, enabling traffic interception, redirection, or blackholing, severely affecting network availability and data confidentiality. Critical infrastructure relying on stable and secure routing, such as financial institutions, telecommunications providers, and government networks, could experience outages or compromise. The disruption of BGP routing can cascade, affecting multiple downstream networks and services across Europe. Additionally, the potential for remote code execution raises the risk of persistent attacker footholds within network infrastructure. The lack of authentication and user interaction requirements increases the likelihood of exploitation, making timely mitigation essential to prevent widespread impact.

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