CVE-2024-37372

LOW

3.6

CVSS Score

Published: January 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:38 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js

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Severity

LOW3.6

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The Permission Model assumes that any path starting with two backslashes \ has a four-character prefix that can be ignored, which is not always true. This subtle bug leads to vulnerable edge cases.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node.js · Node.js

60%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.*11.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.*13.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.*15.0 ≤ v < 15.*16.0 ≤ v < 16.*17.0 ≤ v < 17.*19.0 ≤ v < 19.*20.0 ≤ v < 20.15.121.0 ≤ v < 21.*22.0 ≤ v < 22.4.14.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

Affected range stops below 10.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 19.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 20.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/6

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/19/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250502-0010/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.6LOWhackerone

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-22

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