CVE-2020-36154

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8) in pearson vue testing system. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2021-01-04
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

pearson:vue_testing_system

References

https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143
https://github.com/passtheticket/vulnerability-research/blob/main/privilege-escalation/pearsonvue-readme.md
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49143

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