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CVE-2024-6127: BC Security Empire Path Traversal RCE

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-27 · updated 2026-07-14
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• Bcsecurity Empire: before 5.9.3 — fixed in 5.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bcsecurity Empire 5.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://aceresponder.com/blog/exploiting-empire-c2-framework
• https://github.com/ACE-Responder/Empire-C2-RCE-PoC
• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/blob/8283bbc77250232eb493bf1f9104fdd0d468962a/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L102
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/empire-unauth-rce
• https://aceresponder.com/blog/exploiting-empire-c2-framework
• https://github.com/ACE-Responder/Empire-C2-RCE-PoC
• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/blob/8283bbc77250232eb493bf1f9104fdd0d468962a/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L102
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/empire-unauth-rce

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