CVE-2024-21542

HIGHNVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.1% (65th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.1%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Versions of the package luigi before 3.6.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) due to improper destination file path validation in the _extract_packages_archive function.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
54
EG Risk 54/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
1.1%
EPSS %ILE
65th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

December 10, 2024

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) in luigi | CVE-2024-21542 | Snyk

https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-LUIGI-7830489
generic

Release 3.6.0 · spotify/luigi · GitHub

https://github.com/spotify/luigi/releases/tag/v3.6.0
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Arbitrary file write during tarfile extraction in `luigi/contrib/sge_runner.py` · Issue #3301 · spotify/luigi · GitHub

https://github.com/spotify/luigi/issues/3301
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Merge pull request #3309 from Ali-Razmjoo/fix-tarfile-extraction · spotify/luigi@b5d1b96 · GitHub

https://github.com/spotify/luigi/commit/b5d1b965ead7d9f777a3216369b5baf23ec08999
generic

GitHub - L3ster1337/Poc-CVE-2024-21542 · GitHub

https://github.com/L3ster1337/Poc-CVE-2024-21542

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
luigi1.0 ... v1.0.17 (90 versions)
  • every version up to 3.6.0: fixed in 3.6.0
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Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-21542?
CVE-2024-21542 is a high vulnerability published on December 10, 2024. Versions of the package luigi before 3.6.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) due to improper destination file path validation in the extractpackages_archive function.
When was CVE-2024-21542 disclosed?
CVE-2024-21542 was first published on December 10, 2024, with the most recent update on August 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-21542 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-21542 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (65th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-21542?
CVE-2024-21542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-21542?
A fix for CVE-2024-21542 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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