CVE-2020-10056 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-10056

A vulnerability has been identified in License Management Utility (LMU)...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability has been identified in License Management Utility (LMU) (All versions < V2.4). The lmgrd service of the affected application is executed with local SYSTEM privileges on the server while its configuration can be modified by local users. The vulnerability could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server with local SYSTEM privileges.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

License Management Utility (LMU)
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions < V2.4

Timeline

Official Publish: September 9th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-250

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Defense Evasion
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact