7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-35593
BMC PATROL Agent Local Privilege Escalation
Description

BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2024, 8:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-35593 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 Bmc patrol_agent

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-35593 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-35593 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

    Sep. 30, 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]

    Sep. 09, 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 http://web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593 No Types Assigned http://web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593 No Types Assigned https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/az/prodallversions.jsp?seqid=304517 No Types Assigned https://webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/az/prodallversions.jsp?seqid=304517 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.securifera.com/advisories/ No Types Assigned https://www.securifera.com/advisories/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.securifera.com/blog/2021/03/08/bmc-patrol-agent-domain-user-to-domain-admin-part-2/ No Types Assigned https://www.securifera.com/blog/2021/03/08/bmc-patrol-agent-domain-user-to-domain-admin-part-2/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.08.00
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/ [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593.aa [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-35593 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

0.05714

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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