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CVE-2020-12612

7.8 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6.

Published Dec 12, 2023EPSS 0.26%

Overview

CVE-2020-12612 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 12, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. When specifying a program to elevate, it can typically be found within the Program Files (x86) folder and therefore uses the %ProgramFiles(x86)% environment variable. However, when this same policy gets pushed to a 32bit machine, this environment variable does not exist. Therefore, since the standard user can create a user level environment variable, they can repoint this variable to any folder the user has full control of. Then, the folder structure can be created in such a way that a rule matches and arbitrary code runs elevated.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1Refwww.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-09Refwww.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1Refwww.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-09

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12612?

CVE-2020-12612 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 12, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2020-12612?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-12612?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-12612?

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