CVE-2020-12614
HIGHBeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows <5.6 - Privilege Escal...
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (1)
beyondtrust/privilege_management_for_windows
< 5.6
Published
Dec 12, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026