CVE-2024-0259 HIGH

CVE-2024-0259: Privilege Escalation in Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04

Vendor Fortra
Product Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent
Weakness CWE-276
Published March 28, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Fortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04 is susceptible to privilege escalation. A low-privileged user can overwrite the service executable. When the service is restarted, the replaced binary runs with local system privileges, allowing a low-privileged user to gain elevated privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated