VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-12615
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- beyondtrust/privilege management for windows
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1Release Notes
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07Vendor Advisory
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1Release Notes
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.