CVE-2024-34490

5.1 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (5.1). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Maxima through 5.47.0 before 51704c, the plotting facilities make use of predictable names under /tmp. Thus, the contents may be controlled by a local attacker who can create files in advance with these names. This affects, for example, plot2d.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.1 medium

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-377
Published: 2024-05-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/3755/
https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/3755/

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