CVE-2024-4018

Privilege Escalation in U-Series Appliance

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Published Apr 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (local appliance api modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.

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

BeyondTrust

U-Series Appliance

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.4`	affected	< 4.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:u-series_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

No data.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Beyondtrust	U-series Appliance	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-32584	Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (local appliance api modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

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% (0.171% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/u-series-appliance/bt-appliance-u-series-software-4-0-3.htm

History

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Subscriptions

Beyondtrust U-series Appliance

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: BT
Published: Apr 19, 2024, 8:29 PM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved: Apr 19, 2024, 8:24 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:26 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:26 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Apr 19, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:00 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment Updated: Jul 13, 2025, 11:31 AM

Updated: Jul 13, 2025, 11:31 AM

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