CVE-2024-12289 | Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service

Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise (“Boundary”) incorrectly handle HTTP requests during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which may cause the Boundary server to terminate prematurely. Boundary is only vulnerable to this flaw during the initialization of the Boundary controller, which on average is measured in milliseconds during the Boundary startup process. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-12289, is fixed in Boundary Community Edition and Boundary Enterprise 0.16.4, 0.17.3, 0.18.2.

Published: 2024-12-12 Last update: 2025-12-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-12289 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-12289

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-29 0.51% 0.39% -0.12%
2 2026-01-28 0.37% 0.51% +0.14%
3 2026-01-21 — 0.37% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-12289

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-12289

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-12289

GHSA-xx83-cxmq-x89m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — Boundary Community Edition Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-12289

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hashicorp boundary >= 0.8.0, < 0.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hashicorp boundary >= 0.17.0, < 0.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hashicorp boundary >= 0.18.0, < 0.18.2 cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-12289

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