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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-6396

Aim _backup_run Function File Path Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2024 · catalog updated Sep 16, 2024 · Aimhubio AIM

Patch now

CVE-2024-6396 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Aimhubio AIM against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
53.11%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Aimhubio AIM

A vulnerability in the function in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows remote attackers to overwrite any file on the host server and exfiltrate arbitrary data. The vulnerability arises due to improper handling of the and parameters, which can be manipulated to create and write to arbitrary file paths. This can lead to denial of service by overwriting critical system files, loss of private data, and potential remote code execution.

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  • vendor Aimhubio AIMversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-6396

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-6396 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Aimhubio AIM against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 53.11%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 16, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A vulnerability in the function in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows remote attackers to overwrite any file on the host server and exfiltrate arbitrary data. The vulnerability arises due to improper handling of the and parameters, which can be manipulated to create and write to arbitrary file paths. This can lead to denial of service by overwriting critical system files, loss of private data, and

  2. Sep 16, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-6396

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-6396

    30-day exploitation probability 53.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-6396

    A vulnerability in the function in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows remote attackers to overwrite any file on the host server and exfiltrate arbitrary data. The vulnerability arises due to improper handling of the and parameters, which can be manipulated to create and write to

    vulncheck.com

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.