# CVE-2024-1591: Privilege Management for Windows < 24.1 Information Leak

> A local authenticated attacker can view Sysvol policies to find configuration issues when GPO policy is used.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fg82-j7qh-mwr5

## What is CVE-2024-1591?

CVE-2024-1591 is a low-severity vulnerability in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows, published on 16 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Prior to version 24.1, a local authenticated attacker can view Sysvol when Privilege Management for Windows is configured to use a GPO policy. This allows them to view the policy and potentially find configuration issues.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1591?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beyondtrust Privilege Management for Windows.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows

- [CVE-2020-12613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12613/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12614/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2020-12612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12612/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-12615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12615/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-28369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28369/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1591 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1591 is a low-severity vulnerability in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows, published on 16 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1591/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1591/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1591
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1591
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1591

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1591/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.