CVE-2024-2005: In Blue Planet® products through 22.12, a misconfiguration in the SAML implementation allows for privilege e

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-2005?

blue planet inventory: upgrade to newer than 22.12. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-2005 being exploited?

CVE-2024-2005 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-2005 affect?

CVE-2024-2005 affects blue planet inventory. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.0). In Blue Planet® products through 22.12, a misconfiguration in the SAML implementation allows for privilege escalation. Only products using SAML authentication are affected. Blue Planet® has released software updates that address this vul

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-2005?

Priority 41/100. Critical severity

This month

CRITICAL 9.0UPGRADE

CVE-2024-2005 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.0) affecting blue planet inventory. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

In Blue Planet® products through 22.12, a misconfiguration in the SAML implementation allows for privilege escalation. Only products using SAML authentication are affected. Blue Planet® has released software updates that address this vulnerability for the affected products. Customers are advised to upgrade their Blue Planet products to the latest software version as soon as possible. The software updates can be downloaded from the Ciena Suppor

Why this priority

Critical severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.0 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 61%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-269
Published	2024-03-06
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Ciena · Vendor: ciena

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-03-06 12:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ciena blue planet inventory UPGRADE

Affected: <= 22.12

Fixed in: newer than 22.12

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy blue-planet-inventory || rpm -q blue-planet-inventory || blue-planet-inventory --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 22.12 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade blue-planet-inventory

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade blue-planet-inventory

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-2005?

blue planet inventory: upgrade to newer than 22.12. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-2005 being exploited?

CVE-2024-2005 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-2024-2005 affect?

CVE-2024-2005 affects blue planet inventory. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.0). In Blue Planet® products through 22.12, a misconfiguration in the SAML implementation allows for privilege escalation. Only products using SAML authentication are affected. Blue Planet® has released software updates that address this vul

How urgent is CVE-2024-2005?

Priority 41/100. Critical severity

References

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