CVE-2024-5154

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.2%, top 33% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. 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
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
68%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 12, 2024

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated Aug 21, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat, github.
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3676
github Patch Available

malicious container creates symlink "mtab" on the host External · Advisory · cri-o/cri-o · GitHub

https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-j9hf-98c3-wrm8
redhat Patch Available

2280190 – (CVE-2024-5154) CVE-2024-5154 cri-o: malicious container can create symlink on host

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280190
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2024-5154 - 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-2024-5154
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4486
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4159
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4008
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3700
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10818

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-5154(1)

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

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhcos-417.94.202412040832-02024-12-11redhat
redhatcri-o-0:1.26.5-18.2.rhaos4.13.git2e90133.el82024-07-17redhat
redhatopenshift-0:4.16.0-202406191607.p0.g58452d8.assembly.stream.el82024-07-03redhat
redhatcri-o-0:1.25.5-21.2.rhaos4.12.gita3eb75f.el82024-06-27redhat
redhatcri-o-0:1.27.7-3.rhaos4.14.git674563e.el82024-06-13redhat
redhatcri-o-0:1.28.7-2.rhaos4.15.git111aec5.el82024-06-11redhat

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)
Go(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/cri-o/cri-o—1.30.1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(5)

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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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-2024-5154?
CVE-2024-5154 is a high vulnerability published on June 12, 2024. A flaw was found in cri-o. A malicious container can create a symbolic link to arbitrary files on the host via directory traversal (“../“). This flaw allows the container to read and write to arbitrary files on the host system.
When was CVE-2024-5154 disclosed?
CVE-2024-5154 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 12, 2024, with the most recent update on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-5154 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-5154 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 32.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-5154?
CVE-2024-5154 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-5154?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-5154, 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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