CVE-2022-25153 ITarian - Local privilege escalation in Endpoint Manager agent on Windows
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting insecure OpenSSL configuration lookup in the ITarian Endpoint Manager agent.
- 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-2022-25153?
CVE-2022-25153 is a high-severity vulnerability in ITarian Endpoint Manager Communication Client for Windows, published on 8 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ITarian Endpoint Manage Communication Client, prior to version 6.43.41148.21120, is compiled using insecure OpenSSL settings. Due to this setting, a malicious actor with low privileges access to a system can escalate his privileges to SYSTEM abusing an insecure openssl.conf lookup.
Weakness: CWE-275
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Itarian Endpoint Manager Communication Client.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-25153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8h7-rvv3-mqvp.