CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-36154
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-01-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
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.
Affected configurations
• pearson vue testing system 2.3.1911
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry