CVE-2020-5384 Auth bypass in RSA Authentication Agent for Microsoft Windows

High 8.4 Published Updated

A local unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication in RSA MFA Agent to gain full system access.

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-2020-5384?

CVE-2020-5384 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell RSA Authentication Agent for Microsoft Windows, published on 31 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability RSA MFA Agent 2.0 for Microsoft Windows contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability. A local unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an alternate path to bypass authentication in order to gain full access to the system.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-288

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5384?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rsa Multifactor Authentication Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-5384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59rm-894j-v57q.

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