What is CVE-2024-0259?

CVE-2024-0259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortra Robot_schedule, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-03-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-0259?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-0259 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Fortra Robot_schedule

CVE-2024-0259

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 loc…

EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortra Robot_schedule
Fortra Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent — versions 2.0
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff (Vendor Advisory)
df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0259?: CVE-2024-0259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortra Robot_schedule, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-0259?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-0259 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.