How severe is CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 affects the following packages: org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26308?

Update org.apache.commons:commons-compress to 1.26.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-26308 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-26308 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.commons:commons-compress, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-26308 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is CVE-2024-26308 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-26308 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.9%, placing it in the 60th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 is classified as CWE-770 (CWE-770). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2024-26308 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-26308 was published on February 19, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2024-26308 — commons-compress

MEDIUM

CVE-2024-26308 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) CWE-770 vulnerability in org.apache.commons:commons-compress. A fix is available for org.apache.commons:commons-compress — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Apache Commons Compress: OutOfMemoryError unpacking broken Pack200 file

Also known asGHSA-4265-ccf5-phj5

Published

Feb 19, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-26308.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs60th percentile — riskier than 60% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.apache.commons:commons-compress

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress. This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.apache.commons:commons-compress`	≥ 1.21&&< 1.26.0	1.26.0`org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.0`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

commons compressapache

≥ 1.21 && < 1.26.0

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.commons:commons-compress, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.commons:commons-compress to 1.26.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-26308 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Workaround published by Red Hat

No mitigation is currently available for this vulnerability.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2024-26308 (CC BY 4.0)

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
CEQ 3.2	`commons-compress`	RHSA-2024:1706
Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8	`mtr/mtr-operator-bundle:1.2-18`	RHSA-2024:1923
MTA-6.2-RHEL-9	`mta/mta-windup-addon-rhel9:6.2.3-2`	RHSA-2024:3989
Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.0	`commons-compress`	RHSA-2025:7625
Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9.SP2	`org.apache.commons/commons-compress:1.26.1.redhat-00001`	RHSA-2024:1797
Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.2.11.Final	`org.apache.commons/commons-compress:1.26.0.redhat-00001`	RHSA-2024:1662
Red Hat Data Grid	`commons-compress`	RHSA-2024:1509
RHINT Service Registry 2.5.11 GA	`commons-compress`	RHSA-2024:2833

Frequently Asked Questions

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress. This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

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CVSS Score

5.5/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE Classification

CWE-770CWE-770

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Feb 19, 2024

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2024-26308

GHSA-4265-ccf5-phj5

References

Advisorygithub.com · CVE 2024 26308.json Advisorylists.apache.org · ch5yo2d21p7vlqrhll9b17otbyq4npfg Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2024 26308 Advisorysecurity.netapp.com · ntap 20240307 0009 Webopenwall.com Webrepo.maven.apache.org · maven2 Websecurity.netapp.com · ntap 20240307 0009 Packagegithub.com · commons compress

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting commons-compress are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2024-25710CVE-2023-42503CVE-2012-2098CVE-2021-35515CVE-2021-35516CVE-2021-36090CVE-2021-35517CVE-2019-12402

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 28, 2026

CVE-2024-26308 — commons-compress

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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