CVE-2024-28717 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in storlets. A fix is available for storlets — see the affected versions and patch details below.
OpenStack Storlets arbitrary code execution vulnerability
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-2024-28717.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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
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Description
An issue in OpenStack Storlets yoga-eom allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the gateway.py component.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | storlets | all versions | 13.0.0.0rc1pip install --upgrade 'storlets==13.0.0.0rc1' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for storlets, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update storlets to 13.0.0.0rc1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-28717 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-28717 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.