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CVE-2020-9326

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows and Mac (aka PMWM; formerly Avecto Defendpoint) 5.1 through 5.5 before 5.5 SR1 mishandles command-line arguments with PowerShell .ps1 file extensions present, leading to a DefendpointService.exe crash.

Affected products

• BeyondTrust Privilege Management For Windows And Mac: from 5.1 before 5.5; 5.5 — fixed in 5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BeyondTrust Privilege Management For Windows And Mac 5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-5-sr1
• https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-5-sr1

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