high8.8
CVE-2021-3187
An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7.
Impact
An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged user can elevate privileges by running a malicious script (that executes as root from a temporary directory) during install time. (This applies to macOS before 10.15.5, or Security Update 2020-003 on Mojave and High Sierra, Later versions of macOS are not vulnerable.)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Beyondtrust | Privilege Management For Mac | before 5.7 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06