SB2023011305 - Untrusted search path in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Published: January 13, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023011305
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24765)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application uses by default the C:\.git folder. A local user with ability to write files into the said directory can place a malicious file into it and execute it with elevated privileges.
Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.