Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets a logged-in user elevate their access to administrator in the Business Central Console for RHDM 7 and RHPAM 7. That can expose decision-management workflows, rules, and administrative controls to unauthorized changes. The issue is high severity because it can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability after ordinary authentication.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority remediation item for any RHDM/RHPAM Business Central deployment, especially if exposed beyond a tightly controlled admin network. The business concern is unauthorized administrative control over process automation or decision-management assets.
Technical view
CVE-2019-14841 is a CWE-281 privilege-assignment flaw in Business Central as shipped with Red Hat Decision Manager 7 and Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8, with network access, low privileges, no user interaction, and high impact across CIA.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Business Central from RHDM 7 or RHPAM 7. Risk is higher where the console is reachable from broad internal networks or the internet and where many non-admin authenticated users exist.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability requires an authenticated attacker, but no user interaction. Public details are sparse, so avoid assuming exploit availability beyond the role-escalation behavior described by Red Hat/CVE.
Researcher notes
Evidence identifies privilege escalation through role handling in a response header, but the bundle does not include fixed package names, exploit status, or detailed attack mechanics. Focus research on affected Business Central deployments, authorization boundaries, logs, and vendor advisories.
Mitigation direction
- Check Red Hat guidance for affected builds, errata, and fixed versions.
- Prioritize updates for internet-reachable or broadly accessible Business Central consoles.
- Restrict Business Central Console access to trusted networks and approved users.
- Review and tighten role assignment policies for non-admin users.
- Monitor for unexpected administrative role changes or privileged console activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory RHDM 7 and RHPAM 7 deployments using Business Central.
- Confirm deployed Business Central versions against Red Hat CVE guidance.
- Identify whether the console is externally reachable or widely accessible internally.
- Review logs for non-admin accounts gaining admin-level access.
- Validate that administrative access requires intended server-side authorization controls.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1744801CVE reference
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14841CVE reference
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