CVE-2024-10963

HIGHNVD 7.47.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 47% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this feature to control who can access certain services or terminals.

CVSS v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
54%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 7, 2024

Last Modified

August 31, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

pam_access.so considers tty* names as hostnames · Issue #834 · linux-pam/linux-pam · GitHub

https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/issues/834
redhat Patch Available

2324291 – (CVE-2024-10963) CVE-2024-10963 pam: Improper Hostname Interpretation in pam_access Leads to Access Control Bypass

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2324291
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2024-10963 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10963
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6122
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10852
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10528
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10518
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10379
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10244
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10232

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-10963(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibpam0g-dev (1.5.3-5ubuntu5.5) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
redhatrhcos-418.94.202502100215-02025-02-25redhat
redhatrhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8:v2.16.0-17331335822024-12-05redhat
redhatrhcos-416.94.202411261619-02024-12-04redhat
redhatrhcos-417.94.202411261220-02024-12-03redhat
redhatpam-0:1.3.1-36.el8_102024-11-26redhat
redhatpam-0:1.5.1-22.el9_52024-11-25redhat
redhatpam-0:1.5.1-23.el9_42024-11-25redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pam—1.7.0-5—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pam—1.7.0-5—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-10963?
CVE-2024-10963 is a high vulnerability published on November 7, 2024. A flaw was found in pam_access, where certain rules in its configuration file are mistakenly treated as hostnames. This vulnerability allows attackers to trick the system by pretending to be a trusted hostname, gaining unauthorized access. This issue poses a risk for systems that rely on this…
When was CVE-2024-10963 disclosed?
CVE-2024-10963 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 7, 2024, with the most recent update on August 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-10963 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-10963 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 46.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-10963?
CVE-2024-10963 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-10963?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-10963, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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