CVE-2024-58377
Nokogiri bundled libxml2 xmllint library-path issue; upgrade to 1.16.5.
Is CVE-2024-58377 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2024-58377 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2024-58377?
CVE-2024-58377 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-58377?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2024-58377. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2024-58377 affect?
CVE-2024-58377 affects Nokogiri < 1.16.5 (bundled libxml2 2.12.6), libxml2 xmllint (2.12.6). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2024-58377?
Upgrade Nokogiri to >=1.16.5 or libxml2 to 2.12.7; audit use of xmllint binaries.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Library search-path flaw in libxml2's xmllint could allow local attacker to load a malicious library and achieve code execution when xmllint is invoked.
Patch when possible