CVE-2020-12614 Privilege escalation in n/a
A malicious standard user can escalate privileges to administrator by exploiting publisher criteria validation in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12614?
CVE-2020-12614 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Beyondtrust Privilege Management for Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12614?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h32-h397-qgv2.