Privilege escalation in Anaconda Anaconda3 and Miniconda3
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-26526 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-426 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Anaconda3 Web applications / Modules and components for CMS Miniconda3 Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Anaconda, Inc. (formerly Continuum Analytics, Inc.) |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path
EUVDB-ID: #VU61457
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26526
CWE-ID:
CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure permission issue in %ProgramData% directory, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsAnaconda3: 2021.11.0.0
Miniconda3: 11.0.0.0
External linkshttp://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
http://improsec.com/tech-blog/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-anaconda3-and-miniconda3
http://github.com/continuumio/anaconda-issues/issues
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
