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CVE-2024-54661

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Dec 4, 2024Sources checked Oct 3, 2026
9.8CRITICALCVSS out of 10
What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2024-54661 and is rated Critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

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CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.8%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview

What is CVE-2024-54661?

readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.