CVE-2022-22996 SanDisk Professional G-RAID 4/8 Software Utility, Privilege Escalation
Attackers can execute arbitrary code with system privileges via DLL hijacking in the SanDisk G-RAID utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22996?
CVE-2022-22996 is a high-severity vulnerability in SanDisk Professional G-RAID 4/8 Software Utility, published on 30 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The G-RAID 4/8 Software Utility setups for Windows were affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the system user.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22996?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Westerndigital Sandisk Professional G-Raid 4\/8 Software Utility, Westerndigital Sandisk Professional G-Raid 4\/8 Software Utility Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xm9-wrwq-gvjf.