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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-52976

Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection.

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 1, 2025 · Elastic Elastic Agent

Check this week

CVE-2024-52976 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Elastic Elastic Agent.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Elastic Elastic Agent 8.0.0 ≤8.15.3

Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection. An attacker requires local access and the ability to modify osqueryd configurations.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Elastic Elastic Agent 8.0.0 ≤8.15.38.0.0 ≤8.15.3

How to fix CVE-2024-52976

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-52976 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Elastic Elastic Agent.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Elastic Elastic Agent 8.0.0 ≤8.15.3 8.0.0 ≤8.15.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 20.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection. An attacker requires local access and the ability to modify osqueryd configurations.

  2. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection. An attacker requires local access and the ability to modify osqueryd configurations.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-52976

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13061

    Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere in Elastic Agent subprocess, osqueryd, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameter injection. An attacker requires local access and the ability to modify osqueryd configurations.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.