What is CVE-2017-5996?

CVE-2017-5996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Remote_support, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-5996?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Beyondtrust Remote_support

CVE-2017-5996

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Beyondtrust Remote_support — versions 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 16.1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, vdb-entry, Issue Tracking, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5996?: CVE-2017-5996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Remote_support, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-5996?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.