CVE-2024-45054: Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-45054?

hwameistor: upgrade to 0.14.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-45054 being exploited?

CVE-2024-45054 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-2024-45054 affect?

CVE-2024-45054 affects hwameistor. Severity is low (CVSS 2.8). Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads. This ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has hwameistor's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive pe

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-45054?

Priority 14/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 2.8UPGRADE

CVE-2024-45054 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 2.8) affecting hwameistor. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads. This ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has hwameistor's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive permissions to do whatever he/she likes to the whole cluster, resulting in a cluster-level privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.6. All users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to up

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	2.8 (Low)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 83%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200
Published	2024-08-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: hwameistor

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-08-28 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:53 UTCUpdated Record last modified

hwameistor hwameistor UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.14.6

Fixed in: 0.14.6

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to 0.14.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade hwameistor

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade hwameistor

Note

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

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-45054?

hwameistor: upgrade to 0.14.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-45054 being exploited?

CVE-2024-45054 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-2024-45054 affect?

CVE-2024-45054 affects hwameistor. Severity is low (CVSS 2.8). Hwameistor is an HA local storage system for cloud-native stateful workloads. This ClusterRole has * verbs of * resources. If a malicious user can access the worker node which has hwameistor's deployment, he/she can abuse these excessive pe

How urgent is CVE-2024-45054?

Priority 14/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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