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CVE-2017-5996

HIGH
7.8CVSS
Published: 2017-10-26
Updated: 2025-04-20
AI Analysis

Description

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-426

Metadata

Primary Vendor
BEYONDTRUST
Published
10/26/2017
Last Modified
4/20/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

beyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_supportbeyondtrust : remote_support

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