CVE-2024-47856
CriticalSummary
In RSA Authentication Agent before 7.4.7, service paths and shortcut paths may be vulnerable to path interception if the path has spaces and is not surrounded by quotation marks. An adversary can place an executable in a higher-level directory, and Windows will resolve that executable instead of the intended one.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute malicious code in the context of a service, leading to privilege escalation and system compromise.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 7.4.7 or later and ensure paths are properly quoted.
Original NVD description (English source)
In RSA Authentication Agent before 7.4.7, service paths and shortcut paths may be vulnerable to path interception if the path has one or more spaces and is not surrounded by quotation marks. An adversary can place an executable in a higher-level directory of the path, and Windows will resolve that executable instead of the intended executable.