Insecure inherited permissions in IBM Robotic Process Automation

1) Insecure Inherited Permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU101202

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51448

CWE-ID: CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Robotic Process Automation: before 21.0.7.17

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_robotic_process_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7177586

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.