VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-51448

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-01-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-277
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

Primary references