CVE-2024-12289

Name: CVE-2024-12289
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-12-12T23:15:10.5+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 0.37%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-12289 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.37%

28.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hashicorp	Boundary	>= 0.8.0, < 0.16.4
Hashicorp	Boundary	>= 0.17.0, < 0.17.3
Hashicorp	Boundary	>= 0.18.0, < 0.18.2

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-28-boundary-controller-incorrectly-handles-http-requests-on-initialization-which-may-lead-to-a-denial-of-serviceVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 12, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12289?

How severe is CVE-2024-12289?

CVE-2024-12289 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12289?

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Source: NVD / NIST