CVE-2024-29021

CVE-2024-29021 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 20% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-918.

Key facts

Description

Judge0 is an open-source online code execution system. The default configuration of Judge0 leaves the service vulnerable to a sandbox escape via Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This allows an attacker with sufficient access to the Judge0 API to obtain unsandboxed code execution as root on the target machine. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.1.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29021?
Judge0 is an open-source online code execution system. The default configuration of Judge0 leaves the service vulnerable to a sandbox escape via Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This allows an attacker with sufficient access to the Judge0 API to obtain unsandboxed code execution as root on the target machine. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.1.
How severe is CVE-2024-29021?
CVE-2024-29021 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.0, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-29021 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 20% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29021?
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-2024-29021 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2024-29021 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-26081.
When was CVE-2024-29021 published?
CVE-2024-29021 was published on 2024-04-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Other CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) vulnerabilities

Browse all CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) vulnerabilities →