CVE-2024-51448 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51448: IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation

Vendor Ibm
Product Robotic Process Automation
Weakness CWE-277
Published January 18, 2025
Last update January 21, 2025

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.17 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 18, 2025 CVE published
January 21, 2025 Record updated