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CVE-2024-53865
Vulnerability in zhmcclient (CVE-2024-53865)
Summary
vulnerability in zhmcclient (CVE-2024-53865). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.18.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-53865** has been found in zhmcclient.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade zhmcclient to **1.18.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "zhmcclient CVE-2024-53865" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-53865 (zhmcclient) — CWE-312 /
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `1.18.1` — apply immediately
Workaround: Not applicable, since fix is available.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-312) exists in zhmcclient.
📍 Affected scope
zhmcclient — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.18.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: Not applicable, since fix is available.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'zhmcclient' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'zhmcclient' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `zhmcclient` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Not applicable, since fix is available.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Not applicable, since fix is available. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade zhmcclient to 1.18.1ステージング環境で 1.18.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
zhmcclient
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.18.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53865
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq
- package https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient
- package https://pypi.org/project/zhmcclient
- web https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/security/advisories/GHSA-p57h-3cmc-xpjq
- web https://github.com/zhmcclient/python-zhmcclient/commit/ad32781e782d0f604c6da4680fce48e4cc1f4433