CVE-2020-11847

Vulnerability in sshrelay in privileged access manager provides full system access.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: August 21, 2024 at 01:38 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:50 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsNetiq Privileged Access ManagerPrivileged Access Manager

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

SSH authenticated user when access the PAM server can execute an OS command to gain the full system access using bash. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Netiq Privileged Access Manager · Microfocus

95%

v < 3.73.7

Affected range stops below 3.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Privileged Access Manager · Opentext

60%

v < 3.7.0.13.7.0.1 ≤ v < <3.7.0.1

Affected range stops below 3.7.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below <, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-78

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