CVE-2023-49944 json
The Challenge Response feature of BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows (PMfW) before 2023-07-14 allows local administrators to bypa…
published 2023-12-25 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-53839
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- beyondtrust privilege_management_for_windows 2023-07-14
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
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beyondtrust.com
/security
vendor-advisory
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beyondtrust.com
/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-49944
- NVD CVE-2023-49944
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