---
id: CVE-2024-45163
title: >-
  The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to
  the CNC (command and control) server
summary: >-
  The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to
  the CNC (command and control) server. Unauthenticated sessions remain open,
  causing resource consumption. For example, an attacker can send a recognized
  usern…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-400
published: '2024-08-22'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T21:17:06.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45163'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://cypressthatkid.medium.com/remote-dos-exploit-found-in-mirai-botnet-source-code-27a1aad284f1
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://flowtriq.com/blog/cve-2024-45163-mirai-botnet-kill-switch'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://pastebin.com/6tqHnCva'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://traztech.ca/research'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://youtu.be/aJkvSr85ML8'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00768
epssPercentile: 0.53655
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-08-22T14:21:06.829854Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T21:05:36.899Z'
---

## Overview

The Mirai botnet through 2024-08-19 mishandles simultaneous TCP connections to the CNC (command and control) server. Unauthenticated sessions remain open, causing resource consumption. For example, an attacker can send a recognized username (such as root), or can send arbitrary data.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.