CVE-2017-5996 The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.3%

Published: 2017-10-26 21:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 04:21
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 15.2.1	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 15.2.2	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.1.1	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.1.2	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.1.3	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.1.4	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.2.1	No fix listed
BeyondTrust Remote Support	= 16.2.2	No fix listed

References

1039679 issue-tracking release-notes third-party-advisory vdb-entry
www.vsecurity.com issue-tracking release-notes third-party-advisory

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

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

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.1 7.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 9.3 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.30% (percentile 70.9)
CWE: CWE-426

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.