Is CVE-2024-45173 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2024-45173 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2024-45173 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2024-45173 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-45173?

CVE-2024-45173 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2024-45173

CWE-269Published: September 5, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in za-internet C-MOR Video Surveillance 5.2401. Due to improper privilege management concerning sudo privileges, C-MOR is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. The Linux user www-data running the C-MOR web interface can execute some OS commands as root via Sudo without having to enter the root password. These commands, for example, include cp, chown, and chmod, which enable an attacker to modify the system's sudoers file in order to execute all commands with root privileges. Thus, it is possible to escalate the limited privileges of the user www-data to root privileges.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-45173 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.