High severity · published Sep 5, 2023
CVE-2020-35593
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
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)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Patrol Agent · Bmc
through 20.08.00 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35593
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35593
Broken Link
http://web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593
Broken Link
https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593
Product
https://webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/az/prodallversions.jsp?seqid=304517
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securifera.com/advisories/
Exploit
https://www.securifera.com/blog/2021/03/08/bmc-patrol-agent-domain-user-to-domain-admin-part-2/
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