CVE-2024-51448

IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation

Published Jan 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-45798 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title IBM Robotic Process Automation privilege escalation
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm robotic Process Automation
Weaknesses CWE-277
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:21.0.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:robotic_process_automation:23.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm robotic Process Automation
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Jan 21, 2025, 8:58 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2024, 10:49 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 18, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:05 AM