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title: "CVE-2024-37372\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-37372?format=md
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# CVE-2024-37372

Publication date 9 January 2025

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.6 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-37372?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nodejs | 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.6 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.6 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-37372)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37372)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-37372)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-37372)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37372>
* <https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2024-security-releases#permission-model-improperly-processes-unc-paths-cve-2024-37372---low>