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CVE-2020-12615

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. When adding the Add Admin token to a process, and specifying that it runs at medium integrity with the user owning the process, this security token can be stolen and applied to arbitrary processes.

Affected products

• BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows: before 5.6; 5.6 — fixed in 5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows 5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
• https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07
• https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1
• https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-07

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