CVE-2024-56178

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

6.5

An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.6.x through 7.6.3. A user with the security_admin_local role can create a new user in a group that has the admin role.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 38.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 27, 2025

Last Modified

April 18, 2025

References (1)

cve@mitrehttps://www.couchbase.com/alerts/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-30 12:38 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-56178?

CVE-2024-56178 is a medium vulnerability published on January 27, 2025. An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server 7.6.x through 7.6.3. A user with the securityadminlocal role can create a new user in a group that has the admin role.

When was CVE-2024-56178 disclosed?

CVE-2024-56178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 27, 2025, with the most recent update on April 18, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-56178 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-56178?

CVE-2024-56178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-56178?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-56178, 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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