CVE-2022-23727 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit incorrect environment settings in webOS TVs to gain higher privileges.

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-2022-23727?

CVE-2022-23727 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in some webOS TVs. Due to wrong setting environments, local attacker is able to perform specific operation to exploit this vulnerability. Exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23727?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lg Webos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23727?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vxh-hj65-9hr4.

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