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title: "CVE-2024-34365: Apache Karaf Cave: Cave SSRF and arbitrary file access"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-34365/
description: "CVE-2024-34365 (org.apache.karaf:cave (Maven)): UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Karaf Cave.This issue affects…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-05-09
date_modified: 2025-02-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-34365"
kev: false
cvss: 9.1
epss: 0.01161
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2024-34365: Apache Karaf Cave: Cave SSRF and arbitrary file access

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.2% , percentile 67: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.karaf:cave (Maven) <= 4.1.2, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Karaf Cave.This issue affects all versions of Apache Karaf Cave. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.karaf:cave` <= 4.1.2 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf Cave: <= *

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 67.

## Sources

- [karaf.apache.org](https://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2024-34365.txt)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-338x-hfx8-vx9x](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-338x-hfx8-vx9x)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-34365](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34365)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-34365](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34365)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/09/5)

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