CVE-2024-6360

Name: CVE-2024-6360
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-10-02T16:15:11.103+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.9/10EPSS 0.31%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-6360 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in OpenText™ Vertica could allow Privilege Abuse and result in unauthorized access or privileges to Vertica agent apikey. This issue affects Vertica: from 10.0 through 10.X, from 11.0 through 11.X, from 12.0 through 12.X, from 23.0 through 23.X, from 24.0 through 24.X.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in OpenText™ Vertica could allow Privilege Abuse and result in unauthorized access or privileges to Vertica agent apikey. This issue affects Vertica: from 10.0 through 10.X, from 11.0 through 11.X, from 12.0 through 12.X, from 23.0 through 23.X, from 24.0 through 24.X.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

CVSS 4.0

6.9/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:Green

EPSS Probability

0.31%

22.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microfocus	Vertica	>= 10.0.0-0, < 12.0.4-30
Microfocus	Vertica	>= 23.0.0-0, < 23.3.0-11
Microfocus	Vertica	>= 23.4.0-0, < 23.4.0-13
Opentext	Vertica	>= 24.1.0-0, < 24.1.0-8
Opentext	Vertica	>= 24.2.0-0, < 24.2.0-4
Opentext	Vertica	24.3.0-0

References

https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000033373?language=en_USVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 2, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-6360?

How severe is CVE-2024-6360?

CVE-2024-6360 has a CVSS score of 6.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6360?

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Source: NVD / NIST