Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-45257

A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter.

Published May 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A Command Injection issue

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-45257. EPSS is 3.89%. Act only if a listed version of A Command Injection issue is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A Command Injection issue).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.89%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
See sources for product scope

A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.

No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.

How to fix CVE-2024-45257

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-45257. EPSS is 3.89%. Act only if a listed version of A Command Injection issue is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 3.89%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-45257

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-45257

    30-day exploitation probability 3.9%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_unix/webapp/byob_unauth_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-45257

    A Command Injection issue in the payload build page in BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) 2.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the server via a crafted build parameter. This occurs in freeze in core/generators.py.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.