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CVE-2024-40637

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-40637 affects dbt_core, allowing malicious packages to override core dbt components with harmful code due to the design allowing package customization. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:getdbt:dbt_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:getdbt:dbt_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: dbt-coreFixed in: 1.6.14
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: dbt-coreFixed in: 1.7.14

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-p3f3-5ccg-83xqlow

dbt has an implicit override for built-in materializations from installed packages

Jul 17, 2024

References

docs.getdbt.com / docs/build/packages
Product
docs.getdbt.com / reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors
Vendor Advisory
github.com / dbt-labs/dbt-core/commit/3c82a0296d227cb1be295356df314c11716f4ff6
Patch
github.com / dbt-labs/dbt-core/commit/87ac4deb00cc9fe334706e42a365903a1d581624
Patch
github.com / dbt-labs/dbt-core/security/advisories/GHSA-p3f3-5ccg-83xq
Vendor Advisory
tempered.works / posts/2024/07/06/preventing-data-theft-with-gcp-service-controls
ExploitThird Party Advisory
elementary-data.com / post/are-dbt-packages-secure-the-answer-lies-in-your-dwh-policies
ExploitThird Party Advisory
equalexperts.com / blog/tech-focus/are-you-at-risk-from-this-critical-dbt-vulnerability
ExploitThird Party Advisory