Security News > 2024 > July > Critical ServiceNow RCE flaws actively exploited to steal credentials
Threat actors are chaining together ServiceNow flaws using publicly available exploits to breach government agencies and private firms in data theft attacks.
On July 10, 2024, ServiceNow made hotfixes available for CVE-2024-4879, a critical input validation flaw enabling unauthenticated users to perform remote code execution on multiple versions of the Now Platform.
The next day, on July 11, Assetnote researchers who discovered the flaw published a detailed write-up about CVE-2024-4879 and two more flaws in ServiceNow that can be chained for full database access.
Resecurity has seen elevated chatter about the ServiceNow flaws on underground forums, especially by users seeking access to IT service desks and corporate portals, indicating a high interest from the cybercrime community.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-10 | CVE-2024-4879 | Unspecified vulnerability in Servicenow Utah/Vancouver ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. | 9.8 |