CVE-2024-42351
CWE-200Published: September 20, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
Galaxy is a free, open-source system for analyzing data, authoring workflows, training and education, publishing tools, managing infrastructure, and more. An attacker can potentially replace the contents of public datasets resulting in data loss or tampering. All supported branches of Galaxy (and more back to release_21.05) were amended with the below patch. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Risk Analysis
Galaxy is vulnerable to data tampering where attackers can replace the contents of public datasets. This critical flaw poses a significant risk to data integrity and is remotely exploitable without authentication. It is not currently listed in the CISA KEV.
No public exploit is known, and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV. The flaw is remotely exploitable with low complexity.
Upgrade to the latest patched version of Galaxy, as no workarounds are available.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-42351 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 9.1.
From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-200): Information exposure vulnerabilities leak sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2024-42351 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts