High severity · published Dec 12, 2023
CVE-2020-12615
An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Privilege Management For Windows · Beyondtrust
before 5.6; 5.6 · source: NVD
Affected product
PM
Privilege Management For Windows
Beyondtrust
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12615
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12615
Release Notes
https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07
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