CVE-2020-36154

HIGH 7.8CVE-2020-36154 · Published 04/01/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-36154 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting vue testing system (pearson).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.45%, higher than 39.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
vue testing system pearson	`= 2.3.1911`	No fix yet

Description

The Application Wrapper in Pearson VUE VTS Installer 2.3.1911 has Full Control permissions for Everyone in the "%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Pearson VUE" directory, which allows local users to obtain administrative privileges via a Trojan horse application.

References

passtheticket/vulnerability-research · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/49143 · Exploit

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