BC Security Empire Path Traversal RCE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
BC Security Empire before 5.9.3 is vulnerable to a path traversal issue that can lead to remote code execution. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over HTTP by acting as a normal agent, completing all cryptographic handshakes, and then triggering an upload of payload data containing a malicious path.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Security | Empire | before 5.9.3 | 5.9.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Empire VendorBC Security Affected before 5.9.3 Fixed in 5.9.3 Patch available CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bcsecurity:empire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:bcsecurity:empire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Empire (BC Security) Fixed in 5.9.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24r9-8wx9-6g9f
References
More BC Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-62494 BC Security Empire before 6.7.1 Path Traversal File Upload RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-6127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24r9-8wx9-6g9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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