Is CVE-2024-51448 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-51448 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-51448?

CVE-2024-51448 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-51448?

CVE-2024-51448 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (4th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-51448?

No published fix for CVE-2024-51448 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-51448

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.17 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.18 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges. All files in the install inherit the file permissions of the parent directory and therefore a non-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.

CWE-277 CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

4thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

ibm.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27842	High	8.8	2.4%	-	-
CVE-2024-39877	High	8.8	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-41170	Critical	9.8	1.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27822	High	7.8	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-36539	Critical	9.8	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-32725	Low	3.5	1.2%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-25.