CVE-2024-32487

HIGHNVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-04-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c. Exploitation typically requires use with attacker-controlled file names, such as the files extracted from an untrusted archive. Exploitation also requires the LESSOPEN environment variable, but this is set by default in many common cases.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
49%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 13, 2024

Last Modified

June 17, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Sep 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
generic

NetApp Product Security

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0009/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 3823-1] less security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00018.html
github_commit

commit 007521ac3c95 (gwsw/less)

Fix landed in gwsw/less commit 007521ac3c95 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/007521ac3c95bc76e3d59c6dbfe75d06c8075c33
generic

oss-security - Re: less(1) with LESSOPEN mishandles \n in paths

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/15/1
generic

oss-security - Re: less(1) with LESSOPEN mishandles \n in paths

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/13/2
generic

oss-security - less(1) with LESSOPEN mishandles \n in paths

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/12/5

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-32487(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuless (551-1ubuntu0.3) @ focal2026-05-24ubuntu
redhatless-0:590-3.el9_22024-07-15redhat
redhatless-0:590-2.el9_02024-07-15redhat
redhatless-0:530-3.el8_62024-07-09redhat
redhatless-0:530-2.el8_42024-07-09redhat
redhatless-0:530-2.el8_22024-07-08redhat
redhatless-0:530-3.el8_82024-07-08redhat
redhatless-0:530-3.el8_102024-07-02redhat
redhatless-0:458-10.el7_92024-06-06redhat
redhatless-0:590-4.el9_42024-05-30redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
less487-0.1487-0.1+deb10u1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
less551-2, 551-2+deb11u1551-2+deb11u2—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
less590-2, 590-2+hurd.1, 590-2.1~deb12u1590-2.1~deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
less—590-2.1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
less—590-2.1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(10)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-32487?
CVE-2024-32487 is a high vulnerability published on April 13, 2024. less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c. Exploitation typically requires use with attacker-controlled file names, such as the files extracted from an untrusted archive. Exploitation also requires the…
When was CVE-2024-32487 disclosed?
CVE-2024-32487 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 13, 2024, with the most recent update on June 17, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-32487 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-32487 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 51.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-32487?
CVE-2024-32487 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-32487?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-32487, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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