CVE-2024-0259
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows prior to version 3.04 is susceptible to privilege escalation. A low-privileged user can overwrite the service executable. When the service is restarted, the replaced binary runs with local system privileges, allowing a low-privileged user to gain elevated privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceFortra's Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent for Windows versions prior to 3.04 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where low-privileged users can overwrite the service executable file. Since the service runs with local SYSTEM privileges, replacing the binary and triggering a service restart allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with highest local privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.04CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Fortra Robot Schedule is installedOpen Windows Services (services.msc) and look for a service named 'Robot Schedule' or 'RobotSchedule', or check Add/Remove Programs for 'Fortra Robot Schedule'Affected if The service or product is found on the system
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Locate the Robot Schedule service executableIn Services, right-click the Robot Schedule service, go to Properties, and note the 'Path to executable' fieldAffected if A service executable path is identified (typically in Program Files)
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Check the installed version of the Robot Schedule serviceRight-click the executable file noted in step 2, select Properties, and check the 'Details' tab for the Product Version, or run: wmic service where 'name like "Robot%"' get name,displayname,state,startname,pathnameAffected if The version shown is earlier than 3.04 or cannot be determined (treat as potentially vulnerable)
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Inspect file permissions on the service executableRight-click the executable from step 2, go to Security tab, click Advanced, and check the Permissions entries. Specifically verify if Users or Authenticated Users have 'Modify' or 'Write' permissionsAffected if Low-privileged users (such as Users group) have Modify or Write permissions to the service executable file
The environment is affected if Fortra Robot Schedule is installed with a version prior to 3.04 AND low-privileged users can modify the service executable file.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.04
Upgrade to version 3.04 or later. Additionally, review and restrict file system permissions on the service executable to prevent low-privileged users from modifying it.
3.04 or later
- Verify current Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent version by checking Add/Remove Programs or the service properties
- Download Robot Schedule version 3.04 or later from Fortra's official download portal (fortra.com or hstechdocs.helpsystems.com)
- Stop the Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent service via Services console or command line (net stop <servicename>)
- Backup the current installation directory and database if applicable
- Install the upgraded version 3.04 or later
- Verify the new version is installed correctly
- Start the Robot Schedule Enterprise Agent service (net start <servicename>)
- Test that the service runs properly with the new version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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