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title: "CVE-2024-38989: Prototype pollution in izatop bunt"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-38989/
description: "CVE-2024-38989 (@bunt/app (npm)): izatop bunt v0.29.19 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the component /esm/qs.js. This vulnerability…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-08-09
date_modified: 2024-08-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-38989"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.01104
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2024-38989: Prototype pollution in izatop bunt

**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?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 1.1% , percentile 65: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 65% 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 @bunt/app (npm) < 0.29.26, fixed in 0.29.26 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

izatop bunt v0.29.19 was discovered to contain a prototype pollution via the component /esm/qs.js. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via injecting arbitrary properties.

## Affected packages

- npm `@bunt/app` < 0.29.26 → fixed: 0.29.26

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 65.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-p734-xg27-8cfq](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p734-xg27-8cfq)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-38989](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38989)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-38989](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38989)
- [github.com](https://github.com/izatop/bunt/commit/c55201a8cee03e5282f99874dead988c80d31db7)
- [gist.github.com](https://gist.github.com/mestrtee/5e9830fb180a34d65f04fafb52d2b94b)
- [github.com](https://github.com/izatop/bunt/issues/27)

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