CVE-2024-27081 HIGH

CVE-2024-27081: ESPHome remote code execution via arbitrary file write

Vendor Esphome
Product esphome
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published February 26, 2024
Last update August 27, 2024

CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32. A security misconfiguration in the edit configuration file API in the dashboard component of ESPHome version 2023.12.9 (command line installation) allows authenticated remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files under the configuration directory rendering remote code execution possible. This vulnerability is patched in 2024.2.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 26, 2024 CVE published
August 27, 2024 Record updated