VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-45163
CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-08-22
Last modified2026-09-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Description
The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to the CNC (command and control) server. Unauthenticated sessions remain open, causing resource consumption. For example, an attacker can send a recognized username (such as root), or can send arbitrary data.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-400