High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-11944
CVE-2024-11944
Description
iXsystems TrueNAS CORE tarfile.extractall Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of iXsystems TrueNAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the tarfile.extractall method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25626.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 13.3-RELEASE
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References
2- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1643/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.truenas.com/docs/core/13.0/gettingstarted/corereleasenotes/nvdRelease Notes
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