Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in AtlasVPN - CVE-2022-23171
Published: June 22, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64589
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23171
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Atlas VPN
Affected software:
AtlasVPN
AtlasVPN
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper security controls on named pipe messagesgain. A remote user on the local network can gain elevated privileges with SYSTEM permissions.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23171
Install updates from vendor's website.