CVE-2024-0770: A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in European Chemicals Agency IUCLID 7.10.3 on Win

Routine

MEDIUM 4.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-0770 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.4) affecting iuclid. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in European Chemicals Agency IUCLID 7.10.3 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the file iuclid6.exe of the component Desktop Installer. The manipulation leads to incorrect default permissions. The attack needs to be approached locally. VDB-251670 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 80%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-276
Published	2024-01-21
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: echa.europa

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-01-21 23:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

echa.europa iuclid DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.10.3

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.10.3

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy iuclid || rpm -q iuclid || iuclid --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.10.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison iuclid sudo apt install iuclid=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.10.3> sudo apt-mark hold iuclid

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list iuclid sudo dnf downgrade iuclid-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.10.3> sudo dnf versionlock add iuclid

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-0770?

iuclid: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-0770 being exploited?

CVE-2024-0770 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-0770 affect?

CVE-2024-0770 affects iuclid. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.4). A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in European Chemicals Agency IUCLID 7.10.3 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the file iuclid6.exe of the component Desktop Installer. The manipulation leads to incorr

How urgent is CVE-2024-0770?

Priority 25/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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