Privilege escalation in Siemens Xpedition Designer
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-31465 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-732 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Xpedition Designer Other software / Other software solutions |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource
EUVDB-ID: #VU64408
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31465
CWE-ID:
CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application assigns improper access rights to the service executable. A local user can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsXpedition Designer: before VX.2.11
External linkshttp://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-988345.pdf
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.
