CVE-2024-45672

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-45672?

Upgrade security verify bridge to 1.0.16 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-45672 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-45672 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.14% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-45672?

CVE-2024-45672 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-45672 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for security verify bridge (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Security Verify Bridge 1.0.0 through 1.0.15 could allow a local privileged user to overwrite files due to excessive privileges granted to the agent. which could also cause a denial of service.

CWE-471

How to fix

Remediation Available

security verify bridgeNVD

Affected:>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.16Fixed in:1.0.16CVE-2024-45672derived from NVD

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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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-471 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-21824	High	8.2	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3728	High	8.8	4.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8147	Critical	9.8	3.1%	-	-
CVE-2020-8116	High	7.3	3.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3721	Medium	6.5	2.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3719	High	8.8	2.1%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-45672?

Upgrade security verify bridge to 1.0.16 or later.

Is CVE-2024-45672 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-45672 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.14% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-45672?

CVE-2024-45672 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-45672 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for security verify bridge (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2025-08-14.