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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2020-24307

High
7.8/10

Summary

** DISPUTED ** 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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published