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CVE-2017-5996

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

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.

Affected products

• BeyondTrust Remote Support: 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.4 (+2)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039679
• https://www.vsecurity.com/download/advisories/20171026-1.txt
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039679
• https://www.vsecurity.com/download/advisories/20171026-1.txt

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