CVE-2020-36161 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Aptare It Analytics

An issue was discovered in Veritas APTARE 10.4 before 10.4P9 and 10.5 before 10.5P3. By default, on Windows systems, users can create directories under C:\. A low privileged user can create a directory at the configuration file locations. When the Windows system restarts, a malicious OpenSSL engine could exploit arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM. This gives the attacker administrator access on the system, allowing the attacker (by default) to access all data, access all installed applications, etc.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.05%	0.42%	+0.37%
2	2025-03-30	0.10%	0.05%	-0.05%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.10%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.05%

0.42%

+0.37%

2025-03-30

0.10%

0.05%

-0.05%

2025-03-29

—

0.10%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.0	6.0	[email protected]
7.2	2.0	HIGH	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	3.9	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.0

6.0

[email protected]

7.2

2.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

3.9

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-36161

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:-::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch1::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch2::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch3::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch4::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch5::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch6::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch7::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.4.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.4.00:patch8::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.5.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.5.00:-::::::
veritas	aptare_it_analytics	10.5.00	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:aptare_it_analytics:10.5.00:patch1::::::

References for CVE-2020-36161

URL	Tags
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS20-009	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2020-36161

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-36161

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-36161

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-36161

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-36161

References for CVE-2020-36161