Is CVE-2024-40695 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-40695 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-40695?

CVE-2024-40695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-40695?

CVE-2024-40695 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-40695?

Upgrade cognos analytics to 12.0.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-40695

HIGH

8.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could be vulnerable to malicious file upload by not validating the content of the file uploaded to the web interface. Attackers can make use of this weakness and upload malicious executable files into the system, and it can be sent to victim for performing further attacks.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

cognos analyticsNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.4Fixed in:12.0.4CVE-2024-40695derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-02.