[UPDATE] [medium] MIT Kerberos: Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Service
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in MIT Kerberos to carry out a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in MIT Kerberos can be exploited to perform Denial of Service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Remote, anonymous attackers targeting MIT Kerberos installations.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary as these vulnerabilities can lead to service outages, although exploitation is not currently observed.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for MIT Kerberos to address these vulnerabilities.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0485
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-264580.81% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 53% of all scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2024-264611.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 63% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-264620.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-26458 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2024-26461 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2024-26462 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for MIT Kerberos
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] MIT Kerberos: Vulnerability allows unspecified attackcert-bund · 2026-07-09
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] MIT Kerberos: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-02
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