How severe is CVE-2024-52009?

CVE-2024-52009 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-2024-52009 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-52009?

CVE-2024-52009 affects Runatlantis Atlantis. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52009?

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-2024-52009 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-52009 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-3255.

When was CVE-2024-52009 published?

CVE-2024-52009 was published on 2024-11-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-52009

CVE-2024-52009 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Runatlantis Atlantis with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-532.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v4: 8.5
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (49th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-3255
Weakness: CWE-532
Affected product: Runatlantis Atlantis
Published: 2024-11-08
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. Atlantis logs contains GitHub credentials (tokens `ghs_...`) when they are rotated. This enables an attacker able to read these logs to impersonate Atlantis application and to perform actions on GitHub. When Atlantis is used to administer a GitHub organization, this enables getting administration privileges on the organization. This was reported in #4060 and fixed in #4667 . The fix was included in Atlantis v0.30.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52009?: Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. Atlantis logs contains GitHub credentials (tokens `ghs_...`) when they are rotated. This enables an attacker able to read these logs to impersonate Atlantis application and to perform actions on GitHub. When Atlantis is used to administer a GitHub organization, this enables getting administration privileges on the organization. This was reported in #4060 and fixed in #4667 . The fix was included in Atlantis v0.30.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2024-52009?: CVE-2024-52009 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-2024-52009 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-52009?: CVE-2024-52009 affects Runatlantis Atlantis. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52009?: 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-2024-52009 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-52009 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-3255.
When was CVE-2024-52009 published?: CVE-2024-52009 was published on 2024-11-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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