CVE-2024-11944
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.
Published:Dec 30, 2024
Last Modified:Aug 18, 2025
EPS:Dec 30, 2024
EPSS Score:0.00128
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Ixsystems
Product
Truenas
Ixsystems
Truenas
Vendor
Ixsystems
Product
Truenas Firmware
Ixsystems
Truenas Firmware
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
