Privilege Escalation in U-Series Appliance
Priority LOW 39CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance on Windows, 64 bit (filesystem modules) allows DLL Side-Loading.This issue affects U-Series Appliance: from 3.4 before 4.0.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed U-Series Appliance (BeyondTrust): 4.0.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | U-Series Appliance | 3.4 to before 4.0.3 | 4.0.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- U-Series Appliance VendorBeyondTrust Affected 3.4 to before 4.0.3 Fixed in 4.0.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:u-series_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 to before 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | BeyondTrust |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:u-series_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 to before 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·BeyondTrust
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA U-Series Appliance (BeyondTrust) Fixed in 4.0.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
BeyondTrust U-Series Appliance 4.0.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-03747 Privilege Escalation in U-Series AppliancePriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqpg-gm54-x4qq
References
More BeyondTrust U-series Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03747 Privilege Escalation in U-Series Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-4017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqpg-gm54-x4qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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