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TI-2020-18097 Aliases CVE-2020-35593GHSA-8hxx-8cjf-cxvg

BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.

Priority HIGH 69CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00273 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.08.00VulnerableBMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.08.00 Vulnerable ·BMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35593
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hxx-8cjf-cxvg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2023-17091 An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol through 23.1.00. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-05678 Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-05995 By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-1999-00751 BMC Patrol allows remote attackers to gain access to an agent by spoofing frames. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00438 Patrol management software allows a remote attacker to conduct a replay attack to steal the administrator password. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2018-14716 An issue was discovered in BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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