CVE-2020-12614
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- beyondtrust privilege management for windows≤ 5.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-12614/cnnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1cnnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10cnnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1enisa_euvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10enisa_euvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/support/changelog/privilege-management-for-windows-5-6-sr1Release Notesnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-10Vendor Advisorynvd
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