7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-12615
BeyondTrust Privilege Management Token Stealing Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. When adding the Add Admin token to a process, and specifying that it runs at medium integrity with the user owning the process, this security token can be stolen and applied to arbitrary processes.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12615 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
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-2020-12615.

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/bt22-07 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12615 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-269
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 15, 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/bt22-07 No Types Assigned https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows: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. When adding the Add Admin token to a process, and specifying that it runs at medium integrity with the user owning the process, this security token can be stolen and applied to arbitrary processes.
    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/bt22-07 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.06909

percentile

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