CVE-2020-12614

HIGH EPSS 3.9%
Published Dec 12, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-295

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
beyondtrustprivilege_management_for_windows* ≤5.6

References 2

  • beyondtrust.com https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
    Release Notes
  • beyondtrust.com https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.