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CVE-2024-4577

Argument Injection in PHP-CGI

PHP Group / PHP · affected before 8.1.29

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
100.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-4577 is an unauthenticated Argument Injection in PHP-CGI. In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, when using Apache and PHP-CGI on Windows, if the system is set up to use...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

PHP Group / PHP affected before 8.1.29.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Argument Injection in PHP-CGI

In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, when using Apache and PHP-CGI on Windows, if the system is set up to use certain code pages, Windows may use "Best-Fit" behavior to replace characters in command line given to Win32 API functions.

PHP CGI module may misinterpret those characters as PHP options, which may allow a malicious user to pass options to PHP binary being run, and thus reveal the source code of scripts, run arbitrary PHP code on the server, etc.

Vendor Product Affected Status
php_group php Before 8.1.29 Affected
php_group php Before 8.2.20 Affected
php_group php Before 8.3.8 Affected
PHP Group PHP Before 8.1.29 Affected
PHP Group PHP Before 8.2.20 Affected
PHP Group PHP Before 8.3.8 Affected
Published
09 Jun 2024
Exploitation Reported
12 Jun 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

windows nuclei_scanner ransomware malware nessus_scanner metasploit apache php cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 12 Jun 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 12 Jun 2024

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 11 Jul 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-06-12 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-05-31 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/php_cgi_arg_injection_rce_cve_2024_4577.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-4577.yaml 25 Apr 2025
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/214953 04 Feb 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

100.0%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

Potential Proof of Concepts

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PHP CGI - Argument Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

php_cgi_arg_injection_rce_cve_2024_4577

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2024-4577

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  3. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  7. First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  8. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  9. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99987,
  "exploit_status": {
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    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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