The ctl_report_supported_opcodes function did not sufficiently validate a field provided by userspace, allowing an arbitrary write to a limited amount of kernel help memory. Malicious software running in a guest VM that exposes virtio_scsi can exploit the vulnerabilities to achieve code execution on the host in the bhyve userspace process, which typically runs as root. Note that bhyve runs in a Capsicum sandbox, so malicious code is constrained by the capabilities available to the bhyve process. A malicious iSCSI initiator could achieve remote code execution on the iSCSI target host.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-42416 is rated Moderate Risk (45.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 1.00% | 0.40% | -0.61% |
| 2 | 2026-01-25 | 0.74% | 1.00% | +0.26% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 0.74% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.0 | 6.0 | [email protected] |
| 8.4 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
2.5 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd | >= 13.0, < 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.3 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 13.4 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.0 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.0:rc4-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.1 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.1 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.1 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.1 | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* |