CVE-2022-26057 Mint WorkBench Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A low-privileged attacker can exploit a link following vulnerability in the installer repair function to write arbitrary files as SYSTEM, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-26057?
CVE-2022-26057 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB Mint WorkBench, published on 15 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerabilities in the Mint WorkBench allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Mint WorkBench installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a "repair" operation on the product
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26057?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abb Mint Workbench.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26057?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-26057 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26057 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ABB Mint WorkBench
Sources
Also known as GHSA-654p-jgh5-45f8.