CVE-2023-49944
mediumpriority · track · 27OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Challenge Response feature of BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows (PMfW) before 2023-07-14 allows local administrators to bypass this feature by decrypting the shared key, or by locating the decrypted shared key in process memory. The threat is mitigated by the Agent Protection feature.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- beyondtrust privilege management for windows< 2023-07-14nvdUScpe: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-2023-49944/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49944cnnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08Patchcnnvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/securityenisa_euvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08enisa_euvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/securityVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08Vendor Advisorynvd
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