Is CVE-2024-5581 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-5581 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-5581?

CVE-2024-5581 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-5581?

CVE-2024-5581 has an EPSS score of 2.29% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5581?

Upgrade allegra to 7.5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-5581

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Allegra unzipFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Allegra. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the unzipFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of LOCAL SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-23453.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

allegraNVD

Affected:< 7.5.2Fixed in:7.5.2CVE-2024-5581derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

alltena.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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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 2025-08-07.