Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Cute Http File Server v3.1 has a password verification flaw that can let a remote unauthenticated attacker gain higher privileges. The business risk is unauthorized file-server control or content changes where this software is exposed.
Executive priority
Prioritize within the current vulnerability cycle, faster for Internet-facing systems. The issue is remotely reachable and unauthenticated with high integrity impact, but confirmed exploitation and official remediation details are not present in the provided sources.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-288 in Cute Http File Server v3.1. CVSS 3.1 is 8.2: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, low confidentiality impact, and high integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Cute Http File Server v3.1 is running on reachable internal or Internet-facing systems. The CVE record has incomplete vendor, product, CPE, and version metadata beyond the stated v3.1 reference.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes public GitHub references, but does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Treat public technical availability as a risk signal, not proof of exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: affected metadata is listed as n/a, while the title and description name Cute Http File Server v3.1. Avoid broad product assumptions. Use the linked CVE and GitHub references for source verification without reproducing exploit details.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Cute Http File Server v3.1 deployments.
- Remove Internet exposure until vendor guidance is confirmed.
- Restrict access to trusted networks and authenticated administrative paths.
- Check vendor or project guidance for fixed versions or mitigations.
- Review accounts, privileges, and file changes for suspicious activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory hosts for Cute Http File Server usage and version.
- Confirm whether the service is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review configuration for password verification and privilege boundaries.
- Audit logs for unexpected login, privilege, or file-management activity.
- Verify compensating controls block unauthenticated remote access.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-288: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references authentication or credential exposure, so valid-account and credential-access review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2024-26566 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N3.94.2CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/GZLDL/CVE/tree/main/Cute%20Http%20File%20Server%20JWTCVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/GZLDL/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2024-26566/CVE-2024-26566%20English.mdCVE reference, mitre
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.