CVE-2020-12615

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Published Dec 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:5.6:-::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.224% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07

History

Aug 28, 2024 6:00 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269

Subscriptions

Beyondtrust Privilege Management For Windows

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 28, 2024, 4:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 28, 2024, 4:30 PM
Reserved: May 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

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