CVE-2024-6762 [Low] | Denial of Service in Jetty

CVE-2024-6762 is rated Low Risk (32.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.95%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.61%	0.95%	+0.34%
2	2026-03-04	0.36%	0.61%	+0.25%
3	2026-03-01	—	0.36%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.61%

0.95%

+0.34%

2026-03-04

0.36%

0.61%

+0.25%

2026-03-01

—

0.36%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
3.1	3.1	LOW	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L` 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:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. 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:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	1.6	1.4	[email protected]
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. 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.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

3.1

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

1.6

1.4

[email protected]

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-6762

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2024-6762 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (jetty9), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6762
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6762
`suse`	medium	CVE-2024-6762 severity moderate: SUSE including 40 source package names (jetty-annotations, jetty-ant, …), 170 product×package rows across 16 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, … (16 product lines)): Known Not Affected 170.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6762/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2024-6762 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (jetty, jetty9), 18 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 6, needed 4, not-affected 4, needs-triage 3, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6762

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-6762

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
eclipse	jetty	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.18	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty::::::::
eclipse	jetty	>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.18	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty::::::::
eclipse	jetty	>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty::::::::

References for CVE-2024-6762

URL	Tags
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/10755	Patch
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/10756	Patch
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/9715	Patch
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/pull/9716	Patch
https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/security/advisories/GHSA-r7m4-f9h5-gr79	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/24	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00001.html

URL

CVE-2024-6762 | Jetty PushSessionCacheFilter can cause remote DoS attacks

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-6762

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-6762

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-6762

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-6762

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-6762

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-6762

References for CVE-2024-6762