VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-0259
Fortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04 is susceptible to privilege escalation.
HIGH 7.3EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- fortra/robot schedule
- Source
- df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
References
- https://hstechdocs.helpsystems.com/releasenotes/Content/_ProductPages/Robot/RobotScheduleEnterprise.htmRelease Notes
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-005Vendor Advisory
- https://hstechdocs.helpsystems.com/releasenotes/Content/_ProductPages/Robot/RobotScheduleEnterprise.htmRelease Notes
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-005Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.