CVE-2024-47856

Local code execution via unquoted service path

Published Nov 24, 2025 · Updated Nov 25, 2025

Unquoted service paths in RSA Authentication Agent for Microsoft Windows 7.4.6 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code. A registry entry stores an agent executable path containing spaces without quotation marks, causing Windows to search higher-level path components first. Exploitation requires local placement of a malicious executable in that search path and causes the agent service to run it instead of the intended binary.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted service paths in RSA Authentication Agent for Microsoft Windows 7.4.6 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code. A registry entry stores an agent executable path containing spaces without quotation marks, causing Windows to search higher-level path components first. Exploitation requires local placement of a malicious executable in that search path and causes the agent service to run it instead of the intended binary.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-47856
Published
Nov 24, 2025
Updated
Nov 25, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-23, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal
T1574.009Path Interception by Unquoted Path

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