CVE-2024-48990

highpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.213 · 98 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

19 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

21.3% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@ubuntu.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-427USCWE-427US

exploits (19)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/linux/local/ubuntu_needrestart_lpeUbuntu needrestart Privilege Escalationweaponized · metasploit
0x3bs/CVE-2024-48990i tried this in Conversor HTB machinePoC · poc_in_github
BLUEBERRYP1LL/CVE-2024-48990needrestart < 3.8 Local Privilege Escalation via PYTHONPATH injectionPoC · poc_in_github
Cyb3rFr0g/CVE-2024-48990-PoCMy take on the needrestart Python CVE-2024-48990PoC · poc_in_github
CyberCrowCC/CVE-2024-48990CyberCrowCC/CVE-2024-48990PoC · poc_in_github
Loaxert/CVE-2024-48990-PoCLoaxert/CVE-2024-48990-PoCPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

needrestart needrestart0 → 3.8enisa_euvdEU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 22.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 24.10fstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 24.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 20.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 18.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu≤ 16.04 LTSfstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.8fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 11fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 12fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения needrestart≤ 3.8fstec_bduRU
needrestart project needrestart< 3.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:needrestart_project:needrestart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-11-19modified 2026-06-17

references (15)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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