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CVE-2023-49944

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-25 Dec, 2023 | 00:00
Updated At-02 Aug, 2024 | 22:09
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:25 Dec, 2023 | 00:00
Updated At:02 Aug, 2024 | 22:09
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

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https://www.beyondtrust.com/security
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https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08
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Hyperlink: https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08
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https://www.beyondtrust.com/security
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https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:25 Dec, 2023 | 08:15
Updated At:03 Jan, 2024 | 22:53

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.

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TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.16.7MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.7
Base severity: MEDIUM
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches
BeyondTrust Corporation
beyondtrust
>>privilege_management_for_windows>>Versions before 2023-07-14(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
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NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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https://www.beyondtrust.com/securitycve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08cve@mitre.org
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Hyperlink: https://www.beyondtrust.com/security
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08
Source: cve@mitre.org
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