CVE-2023-49944

Description

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.

6.7

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.01%

Vendor Advisory beyondtrust.com Vendor Advisory beyondtrust.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.beyondtrust.com/security	vendor advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt23-08	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49944?: CVE-2023-49944 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-49944?: To fix CVE-2023-49944, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-49944 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-49944 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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