CVE-2023-23632 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass. Attackers can exploit a flawed secret verification process in the BYOT shell jump sessions, allowing unauthorized access to jump items by guessing only the first character of the secret.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0001.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Beyondtrust Subscribe	Privileged Remote Access Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z

Reserved: 2023-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-23632

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-12T20:15:12.187

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:15:59.943

Link: CVE-2023-23632

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2023-23632", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z", "dateReserved": "2023-01-16T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-12T19:56:30.058Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass. Attackers can exploit a flawed secret verification process in the BYOT shell jump sessions, allowing unauthorized access to jump items by guessing only the first character of the secret."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"version": "n/a", "status": "affected"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "text", "lang": "en", "description": "n/a"}]}]}, "adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z"}}, {"affected": [{"vendor": "beyondtrust", "product": "privileged_remote_access", "cpes": ["cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "defaultStatus": "unknown", "versions": [{"version": "22.2x", "status": "affected", "lessThanOrEqual": "22.4x", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2024-09-18T14:28:47.747173Z", "id": "CVE-2023-23632", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-18T14:30:44.768Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-23632", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-09-18T14:28:47.747173Z"}}}], "affected": [{"cpes": ["cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "vendor": "beyondtrust", "product": "privileged_remote_access", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "22.2x", "versionType": "custom", "lessThanOrEqual": "22.4x"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-18T14:30:31.041Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass. Attackers can exploit a flawed secret verification process in the BYOT shell jump sessions, allowing unauthorized access to jump items by guessing only the first character of the secret."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "n/a"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2023-10-12T19:56:30.058Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-23632", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T19:27:59.824Z", "dateReserved": "2023-01-16T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "datePublished": "2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "mitre"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "31A784B4-BF67-4CBC-BD67-688E05CFD037", "versionEndExcluding": "22.3.3", "versionStartIncluding": "22.2.1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass. Attackers can exploit a flawed secret verification process in the BYOT shell jump sessions, allowing unauthorized access to jump items by guessing only the first character of the secret."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Las versiones 22.2.x a 22.4.x de BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) son vulnerables a una omisi\u00f3n de autenticaci\u00f3n local. Los atacantes pueden aprovechar un proceso de verificaci\u00f3n de secretos defectuoso en las sesiones de salto del shell BYOT, lo que permite el acceso no autorizado a elementos de salto adivinando solo el primer car\u00e1cter del secreto."}], "id": "CVE-2023-23632", "lastModified": "2025-11-03T20:15:59.943", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2023-10-12T20:15:12.187", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-287"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}