What is CVE-2020-28369?

CVE-2020-28369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-28369?

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

Vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows

CVE-2020-28369

In BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows (aka PMfW) through 5.7, a SYSTEM installation causes Cryptbase.dll to be loaded from the user-writable location %WINDIR%\Temp.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28369?: CVE-2020-28369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-28369?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.