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CVE-2024-27629

Status: DeferredHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.20 %higher than 10% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

An issue in dc2niix before v.1.0.20240202 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the generated file name is not properly escaped and injected into a system call when certain types of compression are used.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.20 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
10
Score date
10/22/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Dc2niix — Dc2niixAI

CWEs

References

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