CVE-2017-5996 is a DLL hijacking vulnerability affecting Bomgar Remote Support versions 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4, stemming from weak permissions on the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData directory. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact through local access and user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has seen minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:15.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:15.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:16.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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