# CVE-2022-1742: 2.2.4 IMPROPER PROTECTION OF ALTERNATE PATH CWE-424

> Attackers can reboot the voting machine into Android Safe Mode to bypass security controls, enabling privilege escalation and malicious code installation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c7v6-mq2j-8vg6

## What is CVE-2022-1742?

CVE-2022-1742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X application, published on 24 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The tested version of Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X allows for rebooting into Android Safe Mode, which allows an attacker to directly access the operating system. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges on a device and/or install malicious code.

Weakness: CWE-424 (Improper Protection of Alternate Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1742?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dominionvoting Imagecast X.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X application

- [CVE-2022-1746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1746/): 2.2.8 INCORRECT PRIVILEGE ASSIGNMENT CWE-266 (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2022-1739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1739/): 2.2.1 IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC SIGNATURE CWE-347 (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-1741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1741/): 2.2.3 HIDDEN FUNCTIONALITY CWE-912 (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-1743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1743/): 2.2.5 PATH TRAVERSAL: '../FILEDIR' CWE-24 (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-1744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1744/): 2.2.6 EXECUTION WITH UNNECESSARY PRIVILEGES CWE-250 (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X application, published on 24 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X application. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1742

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1742/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.