CVE-2024-5865Network attack vector

Authenticated file read via API path traversal

Published Jul 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Path traversal in Delinea Privileged Access Service 21.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through its API. An API file-download endpoint fails to restrict requested paths to the web publish directory, allowing traversal outside that directory. Any authorized network user can retrieve local database contents or stored-credential encryption keys.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Delinea Privileged Access Service 21.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through its API. An API file-download endpoint fails to restrict requested paths to the web publish directory, allowing traversal outside that directory. Any authorized network user can retrieve local database contents or stored-credential encryption keys.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5865
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Delinea
Product
Delinea Privileged Access Service
Classifications
CWE-26, CWE-22, CAPEC-139, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v. 21.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Delinea · Delinea Privileged Access Serviceversion=v. 21.3

Published CVSS scores

7.7Kaspersky LabsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-26Path Traversal: '/dir/../filename'
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-139Relative Path Traversal
T1005Data from Local System

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