CVE-2024-23770

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Published Jan 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

darkhttpd through 1.15 allows local users to discover credentials (for --auth) by listing processes and their arguments.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unix4lyfe:darkhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.238% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1
https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/2b339828b2a42a5fda105ea84934957a7d23e35d
https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Unix4lyfe Darkhttpd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 22, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 22, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

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