CVE-2017-5996

VendorbeyondtrustProductremote supportDiscoveredOct 26, 2017UpdatedMay 13, 2026

The agent in Bomgar Remote Support 15.2.x before 15.2.3, 16.1.x before 16.1.5, and 16.2.x before 16.2.4 allows DLL hijacking because of weak %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData permissions.

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CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

1.30%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Related IOCs

seen in the same coverage

CVSS v3.1 Detail

Attack VectorLOCAL

Attack ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

ScopeUNCHANGED

ConfidentialityHIGH

IntegrityHIGH

AvailabilityHIGH

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

Connections

2 relationships

CWE-426

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Oct 26, 2017

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 13, 2026