CVE-2023-23632 (GCVE-0-2023-23632)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:27
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Summary
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.
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