High severity · published Mar 28, 2024
CVE-2024-0259
Fortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04 is susceptible to privilege escalation
7.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
Robot Schedule · Fortra
before 3.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0259
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0259
Release Notes
https://hstechdocs.helpsystems.com/releasenotes/Content/_ProductPages/Robot/RobotScheduleEnterprise.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-005
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