CVE-2024-0259 Privilege Escalation in Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04
A low-privileged user can overwrite the service executable to gain local system privileges upon service restart.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0259?
CVE-2024-0259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortra Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent, published on 28 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortra Robot Schedule.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortra Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q5q-v9v4-9c33.