Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE concerns a local privilege-escalation issue in PingID Integration for Windows Login before version 2.4.2. A local user could gain higher privileges by modifying a bundled CefSharp browser subprocess executable. The supplied sources do not provide CVSS scoring or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted endpoint hardening and upgrade item. It is not presented as internet-exploitable or actively exploited in the supplied sources, but privilege escalation on login-integrated software can increase impact after local compromise.
Technical view
CVE-2020-25826 affects PingID Integration for Windows Login before 2.4.2. The vulnerability is described as privilege gain by local users through modification of CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe. No CWE, CVSS vector, detailed impact scope, or vendor remediation detail beyond the version boundary is included in the supplied bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Windows endpoints using PingID Integration for Windows Login versions earlier than 2.4.2. Risk is higher where untrusted or low-privileged users have local interactive access to shared, kiosk, or administrative workstations.
Exploitation context
The supplied bundle marks this CVE as not listed in CISA KEV. No cited source establishes active exploitation. The described scenario requires local user access and focuses on tampering with a specific application executable, but the sources do not provide validated exploit prevalence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the record gives a vulnerable version boundary and a high-level local privilege-escalation mechanism, but no CVSS, CWE, affected CPEs, or detailed vendor advisory content in the bundle. Avoid assuming remote exposure, active exploitation, or unsupported products.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade PingID Integration for Windows Login to version 2.4.2 or later.
- Review Ping Identity guidance for supported remediation details.
- Restrict local interactive access on affected Windows systems.
- Verify application directory permissions prevent unauthorized executable modification.
- Monitor for unexpected changes to CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Windows systems running PingID Integration for Windows Login.
- Confirm installed versions are 2.4.2 or later.
- Check file integrity for CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe on affected hosts.
- Review endpoint logs for suspicious local file modification events.
- Confirm local users cannot write to the application install path.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/2017709CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingid/page/xqz1597139945488.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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