Path Traversal in Rsa Authentication Agent For Windows
CVE-2024-47856
In RSA Authentication Agent before 7.4.7, service paths and shortcut paths may be vulnerable to path interception if the path has one or more spaces and is not surrounded by quotation marks. An adversary can place an executable in a higher-level directory of the path, and Windows will resolve that executable instead of the intended executable.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- community.rsa.com/s/product-download/a9G4u000000mCOYEAU/rsa-authentication-agen… (Permissions Required)
- community.rsa.com/s/article/RSA-2024-13-RSA-Authentication-Agent-for-Microsoft-… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-47856?
- CVE-2024-47856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rsa Authentication Agent For Windows, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-11-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-47856?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.