CVE-2020-12614

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    CVE-2020-12614

    Published: 12 Dec 2023Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. If the publisher criteria is selected, it defines the name of a publisher that must be present in the certificate (and also requires that the certificate is valid). If an Add Admin token is protected by this criteria, it can be leveraged by a malicious actor to achieve Elevation of Privileges from standard user to administrator.

    References: , https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1, https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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