CVE-2024-52009: Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-52009?

atlantis: upgrade to 0.30.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-52009 being exploited?

CVE-2024-52009 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-2024-52009 affect?

CVE-2024-52009 affects atlantis. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. Atlantis logs contains GitHub credentials (tokens `ghs_...`) when they are rotated. This enables an attacker able to read these logs t

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-52009?

Priority 58/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This week

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2024-52009 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting atlantis. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. Atlantis logs contains GitHub credentials (tokens `ghs_...`) when they are rotated. This enables an attacker able to read these logs to impersonate Atlantis application and to perform actions on GitHub. When Atlantis is used to administer a GitHub organization, this enables getting administration privileges on the organization. This was repor

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-532
Published	2024-11-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

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

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-11-08 23:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:06 UTCUpdated Record last modified

runatlantis atlantis UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.30.0

Fixed in: 0.30.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to 0.30.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

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

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade atlantis

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-2024-52009?

atlantis: upgrade to 0.30.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-52009 being exploited?

CVE-2024-52009 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-2024-52009 affect?

CVE-2024-52009 affects atlantis. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Atlantis is a self-hosted golang application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. Atlantis logs contains GitHub credentials (tokens `ghs_...`) when they are rotated. This enables an attacker able to read these logs t

How urgent is CVE-2024-52009?

Priority 58/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

Go (Golang) vulnerabilities · GitHub vulnerabilities · Terraform vulnerabilities

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References

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