Path traversal in Insight Remote Support (IRS) - CVE-2024-53676

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Path traversal in Insight Remote Support (IRS) - CVE-2024-53676

Published: December 3, 2024 / Updated: December 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101126
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53676
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Affected software:
Insight Remote Support (IRS)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the implementation of the processAtatchmentDataStream method. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-53676

Install update from vendor's website.

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