CVE-2024-53676
Published: 27 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-53676 is a critical-severity Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CWE-552) vulnerability in Hpe Insight Remote Support. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A directory traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53676 affects Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Remote Support. The flaw, assigned CWE-552 and CWE-22, carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 and permits remote code execution when an attacker supplies crafted path sequences that escape intended directories.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue without user interaction or credentials. Successful traversal allows arbitrary file operations that lead to code execution, granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected system.
The vendor advisory at support.hpe.com details mitigation steps and available patches. Public proof-of-concept code has been published on GitHub, and the current EPSS score of 0.7930 indicates substantial exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-52024
Vulnerability details
A directory traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Remote Support may allow remote code execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Controls on authorized publication limit files and directories with nonpublic data from becoming accessible to external parties.
Controlling and documenting P2P file sharing prevents files and directories from being made accessible to external parties for unauthorized distribution.
Identifying and documenting file and directory locations allows restriction of access to external parties.
Protecting backup files ensures they are not accessible to external parties or unauthorized spheres.
Sanitizing equipment before off-site maintenance reduces the risk of files or directories containing sensitive data becoming accessible to external parties.
Policy restricts media access to authorized parties only, preventing exposure of resources to external or unauthorized actors.
Media access restrictions prevent files or directories from being accessible to external parties.
Employing and evaluating controls at documented alternate sites makes files and directories less likely to be accessible to external parties through physical or environmental weaknesses.