CVE-2024-6127
Critical · CVSS 9.8BC Security Empire C2 Framework — Path traversal leading to unauthenticated remote code execution via malicious file upload
- CVSS
- 9.8
- nvd
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- No
- Class
- oss containerizable
- CWE-22, CWE-434
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.
Search profile — drives PoC discovery
Symbols Empireagentcryptographic handshakepayload uploadpath traversalstaginglistenertaskresultsuploadfile_uploadagent_comms
Keywords CVE-2024-6127Empire C2 path traversal RCEBC Security Empire unauthenticated RCEEmpire 5.9.3 path traversalEmpire C2 file upload exploitEmpire-C2-RCE-PoCACE-Responder EmpireEmpire C2 CWE-22 CWE-434
Versions: < 5.9.3
Ranked PoCs (2) — best first
Heuristic ranking — not yet expert-vetted. Scored on structure + provenance, not execution.
- ★ 0
- ★ 0fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds needs reviewtrickest
Recall-favoring discovery; ranking by the Stage-4 scorer (Adam's rubric). Scanner/aggregator repos are hidden.
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
Status: enriched · ingested 2026-07-15T00:00:20.000Z · profiled 2026-07-15T00:30:20.000Z