How severe is CVE-2024-2056?

CVE-2024-2056 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-2056 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 17% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-2056?

CVE-2024-2056 affects Articatech Artica Proxy. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2056?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-2056 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-2056 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-27021.

When was CVE-2024-2056 published?

CVE-2024-2056 was published on 2024-03-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-2056

CVE-2024-2056 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Articatech Artica Proxy with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 17% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-288.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 17% (97th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-27021
Weakness: CWE-288
Affected product: Articatech Artica Proxy
Published: 2024-03-05
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Services that are running and bound to the loopback interface on the Artica Proxy are accessible through the proxy service. In particular, the "tailon" service is running, running as the root user, is bound to the loopback interface, and is listening on TCP port 7050. Security issues associated with exposing this network service are documented at gvalkov's 'tailon' GitHub repo. Using the tailon service, the contents of any file on the Artica Proxy can be viewed.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2056?: Services that are running and bound to the loopback interface on the Artica Proxy are accessible through the proxy service. In particular, the "tailon" service is running, running as the root user, is bound to the loopback interface, and is listening on TCP port 7050. Security issues associated with exposing this network service are documented at gvalkov's 'tailon' GitHub repo. Using the tailon service, the contents of any file on the Artica Proxy can be viewed.
How severe is CVE-2024-2056?: CVE-2024-2056 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-2056 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 17% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-2056?: CVE-2024-2056 affects Articatech Artica Proxy. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2056?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-2056 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-2056 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-27021.
When was CVE-2024-2056 published?: CVE-2024-2056 was published on 2024-03-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:articatech:artica_proxy:4.50.000000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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