Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
UiPath Orchestrator through 2018.2.4 reportedly lets any logged-in user change other users’ information, including administrators. That can turn a low-privilege account into administrative control and may lead to remote code execution. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, exploit proof, or detailed remediation text.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority legacy platform risk if UiPath Orchestrator is still in use. The business concern is not broad unauthenticated compromise; it is a logged-in user gaining administrator-level control over automation infrastructure.
Technical view
The flaw is an authenticated authorization weakness in UiPath Orchestrator user management. An authenticated user can modify arbitrary user records, including administrator accounts, enabling privilege escalation and possible remote code execution. Public source detail is limited to the CVE description and a UiPath release-notes reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations still running UiPath Orchestrator 2018.2.4 or earlier, especially where many users can authenticate to Orchestrator. Internet exposure is not stated in the sources, so confirm deployment boundaries internally.
Exploitation context
No CISA KEV listing is present in the bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The described prerequisite is authenticated access. Impact is serious because user modification can affect administrator accounts and may lead to remote code execution.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: no CVSS, CWE mapping, advisory details, or exploit status are included. Avoid assuming affected CPEs beyond the description. Focus validation on version exposure, authorization controls, user-management audit trails, and vendor-confirmed remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all UiPath Orchestrator instances and their exact versions.
- Prioritize upgrade review for systems running 2018.2.4 or earlier.
- Check UiPath release notes and vendor guidance for fixed versions.
- Restrict Orchestrator access to trusted networks and required users.
- Review administrative users and remove unexpected privileges.
- Monitor for unusual user-profile or role changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Orchestrator versions and flag 2018.2.4 or earlier.
- Review audit logs for unauthorized user or administrator changes.
- Confirm only approved users have Orchestrator authentication access.
- Verify remediation guidance against UiPath’s published release notes.
- Check whether any suspicious account changes preceded automation activity.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.uipath.com/product/release-notes/uipath-v2018.1.7CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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