Insecure Inherited Permissions in IBM Robotic Process Automation - CVE-2024-51448
Published: December 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101202
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51448
CWE-ID: CWE-277
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to all files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory. A local privileged user can substitute any executable for the nssm.exe service. A subsequent service or server restart will then run that binary with administrator privilege.
Affected software
IBM Robotic Process Automation
How to mitigate CVE-2024-51448
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Robotic Process Automation - addressed in versions 21.0.7.17, 23.0.17