CVE-2024-0259 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-0259

Privilege Escalation in Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Travis Dotseth, Prime Therapeutics

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 28th, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-276

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection