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CVE-2024-47856

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.49%

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CVE-2024-47856 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.49%

38.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RsaAuthentication Agent For Windows< 7.4.7

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2024-47856?
CVE-2024-47856 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47856?
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Source: NVD / NIST