Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-124501
The short answer
CVE-2026-124501 affects Tidelift moto and is rated medium (CVSS 5.5). It is not in CISA's KEV catalog; EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%.
What it is
A weakness has been identified in Tidelift moto up to 5.2.4. Affected is an unknown function of the file moto/batch/models.py of the component AWS Batch Emulation. This manipulation of the argument privileged/volumes causes improper privilege management. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
5.5 medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
0.28%
Higher than 20% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- Low
Affected products
moto. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
Questions
Is CVE-2026-124501 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-11. FIRST's EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-124501?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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