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CVE-2024-9676VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · Podman: buildah: cri-o: symlink traversal vulnerability

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-9676· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 11:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 71% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 24 Oct 2026.

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Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Security Response Center MicrosoftAffected
  • =2.0
  • =3.0
Fixed in–

Description

CVE-2024-9676 is a symlink traversal vulnerability in the containers/storage library used by Podman, buildah, and cri-o. This flaw can lead to denial of service conditions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-22, which relates to improper handling of symbolic links. No CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided. The affected versions explicitly stated are 2.0 and 3.0. There is no information on available patches or fixes, and no known exploitation in the wild has been reported.

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