Advisories

Barracuda RMM < 2025.2.2 Privilege Escalation via Insecure Directory Permissions

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • RMM < 2025.2.2

CWE
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSS
8.5
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Barracuda RMM versions prior to 2025.2.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges by exploiting overly permissive filesystem ACLs on the C:\\Windows\\Automation directory. Attackers can modify existing automation content or place attacker-controlled files in this directory, which are then executed under the NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM account during routine automation cycles, typically succeeding within the next execution cycle.

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