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CVE-2024-6127: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in BC Security Empire

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2024-6127cvecve-2024-6127cwe-22cwe-434
Published: 06/27/2024 (06/27/2024, 19:25:07 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: BC Security
Product: Empire

Description

BC Security Empire versions prior to 5.9.3 contain a critical path traversal vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires completing cryptographic handshakes over HTTP and uploading payloads with malicious paths. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-6127 and has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk of confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.8critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
Empire
pkg:github/Empire
Affected versions
<5.9.3

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/14/2026, 23:32:24 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-6127 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in BC Security Empire before version 5.9.3. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by acting as a normal agent, completing necessary cryptographic handshakes over HTTP, and uploading payload data containing malicious paths. This can lead to remote code execution on the affected system. The vulnerability is critical with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running BC Security Empire versions prior to 5.9.3.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation has been confirmed or published yet. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict network access to the affected service and monitor for suspicious activity consistent with exploitation attempts.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulnCheck
Date Reserved
2024-06-18T15:30:33.541Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a56c3bc68715ace435f3306

Added to database: 07/14/2026, 23:18:20 UTC

Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 23:32:24 UTC

Last updated: 07/14/2026, 23:32:24 UTC

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