CVE-2024-8260
highpriority · track · 29OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A SMB force-authentication vulnerability exists in all versions of OPA for Windows prior to v0.68.0. The vulnerability exists because of improper input validation, allowing a user to pass an arbitrary SMB share instead of a Rego file as an argument to OPA CLI or to one of the OPA Go library’s functions.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.3
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affected products (3)
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- openpolicyagent open policy agent< 0.68.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:openpolicyagent:open_policy_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
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- GHSA-c77r-fh37-x2pxOPA for Windows has an SMB force-authentication vulnerability2024-08-30ghsa · osvUS
A SMB force-authentication vulnerability exists in all versions of OPA for Windows prior to v0.68.0. The vulnerability exists because of improper input validation, allowing a user to pass an arbitrary SMB share instead of a Rego file as an argument to OPA CLI or to one of the OPA Go library’s functions.
- GO-2024-3141OPA for Windows has an SMB force-authentication vulnerability in github.com/open-policy-agent/opa2024-09-20vendor · osvUS
OPA for Windows has an SMB force-authentication vulnerability. Due to improper input validation, it allows a user to pass an arbitrary SMB share instead of a Rego file as an argument to OPA CLI or to one of the OPA Go library’s functions.
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references (7)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-8260cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-8260/cnnvd
- https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/releases/tag/v0.68.0Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8260cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-36cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-36enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-36Third Party Advisorynvd
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