CVE-2024-51456Network attack vector

Sensitive-data disclosure via RSA without OAEP

Published Jan 12, 2025 · Updated Jan 13, 2025

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.19 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.19 exposes sensitive data to remote attackers. The product uses RSA encryption without OAEP, but IBM has not identified the affected data path or RSA operation that handles attacker-influenced input. Exploitation requires a complex network attack without credentials or user interaction and affects confidentiality without reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7.19 and 23.0.0 through 23.0.19 exposes sensitive data to remote attackers. The product uses RSA encryption without OAEP, but IBM has not identified the affected data path or RSA operation that handles attacker-influenced input. Exploitation requires a complex network attack without credentials or user interaction and affects confidentiality without reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-51456
Published
Jan 12, 2025
Updated
Jan 13, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
CWE-780
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.0.0 <=21.0.7.19
  2. Affected versionversion=23.0.0 <=23.0.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.0 <=21.0.7.19; version=23.0.0 <=23.0.19

Published CVSS scores

5.9IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-780Use of RSA Algorithm without OAEP

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