CVE-2022-2188 DXL Broker privilege escalation vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit weak directory permissions in DXL Broker logs to escalate privileges and cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-2188?

CVE-2022-2188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trellix DXL Broker, published on 7 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in DXL Broker for Windows prior to 6.0.0.280 allows local users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting weak directory controls in the logs directory. This can lead to a denial-of-service attack on the DXL Broker.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Data Exchange Layer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-2188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h7pw-cjr2-mh4p.

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