Privilege escalation in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows

1) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

EUVDB-ID: #VU70535

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25294

CWE-ID: CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on he system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application relies on an inherently dangerous function. A local unprivileged Windows user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows: before 7.12.1

External links

http://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0001

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.