CVE-2020-24307
What it is
An issue in mRemoteNG v1.76.20 allows attackers to escalate privileges via a crafted executable file. NOTE: third parties were unable to reproduce any scenario in which the claimed access of BUILTIN\Users:(M) is present.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mremoteng 1.76.20
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://github.com/NyaMeeEain/Infrastructure-Assessment/blob/master/Privilege%20Escalation/Common%20Windows%20Privilege%20Escalation.md
- https://github.com/mRemoteNG/mRemoteNG/issues/2338
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170794/mRemoteNG-1.76.20-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/NyaMeeEain/Infrastructure-Assessment/blob/master/Privilege%20Escalation/Common%20Windows%20Privilege%20Escalation.md
- https://github.com/mRemoteNG/mRemoteNG/issues/2338
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170794/mRemoteNG-1.76.20-Privilege-Escalation.html