CVE-2022-23171 AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation
A low-privilege attacker can exploit insecure named pipes in the AtlasVPN Windows client to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23171?
CVE-2022-23171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AtlasVPN, published on 21 Jun 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
AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation Lack of proper security controls on named pipe messages can allow an attacker with low privileges to send a malicious payload and gain SYSTEM permissions on a windows computer where the AtlasVPN client is installed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlasvpn Atlasvpn.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-386g-rfxj-73f8.