CVE-2024-42461

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). 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: nvd
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(low)
EPSS
45.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 2, 2024

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-42461(9)

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
redhatmulticluster-engine/work-rhel8:v2.4.6-122024-10-28redhat
redhatrhacm2/thanos-rhel8:v2.9.5-82024-10-28redhat
redhatrhacm2/thanos-rhel9:v2.11.3-32024-10-11redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/work-rhel9:v2.6.3-52024-10-10redhat
redhatrhacm2/console-rhel9:v2.10.6-32024-09-18redhat
redhatmulticluster-engine/multicluster-engine-console-mce-rhel9:v2.5.7-32024-09-17redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/ratelimit-rhel8:2.4.10-32024-09-03redhat
redhatopenshift-service-mesh/ratelimit-rhel8:2.5.4-32024-09-03redhat

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

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
elliptic—6.5.7—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-42461?
CVE-2024-42461 is a critical vulnerability published on August 2, 2024. In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.
When was CVE-2024-42461 disclosed?
CVE-2024-42461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 2, 2024, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-42461 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-42461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 45.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-42461?
CVE-2024-42461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2024-42461?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-42461, 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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