Privilege escalation in Bmc Patrol Agent
CVE-2020-35593
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securifera.com/advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
- webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/az/prodallversions.jsp (Product)
- community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in… (Broken Link)
- www.securifera.com/blog/2021/03/08/bmc-patrol-agent-domain-user-to-domain-admin… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY… (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35593?
- CVE-2020-35593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bmc Patrol Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35593?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.