---
id: "CVE-2024-5217"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-5217"]
title: "ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "ServiceNow Utah, Vancouver, and Washington DC Now Platform", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "servicenow", "fixed": [], "affected": "= utah", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "servicenow", "fixed": [], "affected": "= vancouver", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "servicenow", "fixed": [], "affected": "= washington_dc", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["cloud-saas", "exploited", "now-platform", "servicenow", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2024-07-10T17:15:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-5217", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5217", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
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# ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and…

ServiceNow's Now Platform (Washington DC, Vancouver and earlier releases) has an incomplete blocklist in the GlideExpression script engine. An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted input to run code remotely on the platform.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:ServiceNow Utah, Vancouver, and Washington DC Now Platform affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:servicenow affected = utah fixed ?
- vendor:servicenow affected = vancouver fixed ?
- vendor:servicenow affected = washington_dc fixed ?

## How to check

Identify your Now Platform release (Washington DC, Vancouver or earlier) in the ServiceNow instance; the sources do not give a command or setting to check.

## Fix

Apply the ServiceNow vendor mitigation or patch for this CVE; the sources do not name the fixed version.
If no mitigation is available, discontinue use of the product per CISA guidance.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-5217
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5217

## From the sources

ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and earlier Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. The vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes below, which were released during the June 2024 patching cycle. If you have not done so already, we recommend applying security patches relevant to your instance as soon as possible.

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