Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Adaware Protect - CVE-2022-31464

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Adaware Protect - CVE-2022-31464

Published: June 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64551
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31464
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adaware
Affected software:
Adaware Protect

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions configuration. A local user can change the service binary path and gain elevated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-31464

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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