What is CVE-2024-1605?

CVE-2024-1605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-1605?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1605 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Bmc Control-M

CVE-2024-1605

BMC Control-M branches 9.0.20 and 9.0.21 upon user login load all Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) from a directory that grants Write and Read permissions to all users. Leveraging it leads to loading of a potentially malicious libraries, which will execute with the application's privileges. Fix for 9.0.20 branch was released in version 9.0.20.238. Fix for 9.0.21 branch was released in version 9.0.21.201.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Bmc Control-m — versions 9.0.20, 9.0.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cvd@cert.pl (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1605?: CVE-2024-1605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-1605?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1605 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.