CVE-2022-23714 Privilege escalation in Endpoint Security
Unprivileged users can elevate privileges to LocalSystem via ransomware canaries in Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows.
- 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-2022-23714?
CVE-2022-23714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Endpoint Security, published on 6 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Endpoint Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4wm-hvmw-84h7.