Use of Potentially Dangerous Function in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows - CVE-2022-25294
Published: December 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70535
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-2022-25294
CWE-ID: CWE-676
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Proofpoint
Affected software:
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Agent for Windows
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-25294
Install updates from vendor's website.