CVE-2020-35593
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig...
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
- Record
CVE-2020-35593- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
- Record
CVE-2020-35593- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23259 No score
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
- Record
EUVD-2020-23259- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hxx-8cjf-cxvg
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig...
BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
- Record
GHSA-8hxx-8cjf-cxvg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Bmc Patrol Agent, published September 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securifera.com/advisories
webapps.bmc.com/support/faces/az/prodallversions.jsp?seqid=304517
community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593
web.archive.org/web/20210106175128/https://community.bmc.com/s/article/SECURITY-Patrol-Agent-Local-Privilege-Escalation-in-BMC-PATROL-Agent-CVE-2020-35593
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35593
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hxx-8cjf-cxvg