Is CVE-2024-40695 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-40695 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-07-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40695?

CVE-2024-40695 has a CVSS score of 8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-40695?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-40695.

Fix CVE-2024-40695 - HIGH ibm cognos analytics

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-40695?

8 products: ibm cognos analytics, ibm cognos analytics, ibm cognos analytics, ibm cognos analytics, ibm cognos analytics, and 3 more.

Description

IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.0 through 11.2.4 FP4 and 12.0.0 through 12.0.4 could be vulnerable to malicious file upload by not validating the content of the file uploaded to the web interface. Attackers can make use of this weakness and upload malicious executable files into the system, and it can be sent to victim for performing further attacks.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-434 · Unrestricted File Upload

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 12/20/2024
Last Modified: 7/2/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analyticsibm : cognos_analytics

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD