Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU25752

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in HitmanPro.Alert - CVE-2020-9540

Published: March 3, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25752

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9540

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Sophos

Affected software:
HitmanPro.Alert

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

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