Improper access control in WMI Windows Agents - CVE-2022-30951

 

Improper access control in WMI Windows Agents - CVE-2022-30951

Published: May 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63369
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30951
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Windows Remote Command library. A remote user can start processes even if the are not allowed to log in.


Affected software

WMI Windows Agents

How to mitigate CVE-2022-30951

Install updates from vendor's website.

WMI Windows Agents - update to 1.8.1

External References

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