Vulnerability · Published Oct 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15838
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Agent Update System in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.8 allows Privilege Escalation because the _LTUPDATE folder has weak permissions.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://dbeta.com/2020/10/05/PrivilegeEscalationInAutomateAgent x_refsource_MISC