CVE-2024-5651
Fence-agents-remediation: fence agent command line options leads to remote code execution
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in the Fence Agents Remediation operator. This vulnerability can allow a Remote Code Execution (RCE) primitive by supplying an arbitrary command to execute in the --ssh-path/--telnet-path arguments. A low-privilege user, for example, a user with developer access, can create a specially crafted FenceAgentsRemediation for a fence agent supporting --ssh-path/--telnet-path arguments to execute arbitrary commands on the operator's pod. This RCE leads to a privilege escalation, first as the service account running the operator, then to another service account with cluster-admin privileges.
| CWE | CWE-94 |
| Published | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Feb 25, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Fence Agents Remediation 0.4 for RHEL 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Fence Agents Remediation 0.4 for RHEL 8
All versions affected References
Credits
This issue was discovered by Thibault Guittet (Red Hat).