CVE-2024-4879 on CISA KEV

ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. ServiceNow applied an upda

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. ServiceNow applied an update to hosted instances, and ServiceNow released the update to our partners and self-hosted customers. Listed below are…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• support.servicenow.com — https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1645154
• support.servicenow.com — https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1644293
• www.darkreading.com — https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/patchnow-servicenow-critical-rce-bugs…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

06Detection

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