CVE-2020-36154 Information

Description

The Application Wrapper in Pearson VUE VTS Installer 2.3.1911 has Full Control permissions for Everyone in the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Pearson VUE\ directory which allows local users to obtain administrative privileges via a Trojan horse application.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143 https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8