CVE-2024-41954: FOG Weak file permissions

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

FOG is a cloning/imaging/rescue suite/inventory management system. The application stores plaintext service account credentials in the "/opt/fog/.fogsettings" file. This file is by default readable by all users on the host. By exploiting these credentials, a malicious user could create new accounts for the web application and much more. The vulnerability is fixed in 1.5.10.41.

Affected products

fogproject: from 1.5.10 through 1.5.10.41

References

https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/commit/97ed6d51608e52fc087ca1d2f03d6b8df612fc90
https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject/security/advisories/GHSA-pcqm-h8cx-282c

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