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8.4
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-12614
"BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
Description

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. If the publisher criteria is selected, it defines the name of a publisher that must be present in the certificate (and also requires that the certificate is valid). If an Add Admin token is protected by this criteria, it can be leveraged by a malicious actor to achieve Elevation of Privileges from standard user to administrator.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12614 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Beyondtrust privilege_management_for_windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12614.

URL Resource
https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1 Release Notes
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10 Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1 Release Notes
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-12614 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12614 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
    Added Reference https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-295
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1 No Types Assigned https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10 No Types Assigned https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.6
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. If the publisher criteria is selected, it defines the name of a publisher that must be present in the certificate (and also requires that the certificate is valid). If an Add Admin token is protected by this criteria, it can be leveraged by a malicious actor to achieve Elevation of Privileges from standard user to administrator.
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.4
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.04%

score

0.35474

percentile