CVE-2022-26526 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing malicious files in a world-writable directory added to the system PATH during specific non-default installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-26526?
CVE-2022-26526 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Anaconda Anaconda3 (Anaconda Distribution) through 2021.11.0.0 and Miniconda3 through 4.11.0.0 can create a world-writable directory under %PROGRAMDATA% and place that directory into the system PATH environment variable. Thus, for example, local users can gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse file into that directory. (This problem can only happen in a non-default installation. The person who installs the product must specify that it is being installed for all users. Also, the person who installs the product must specify that the system PATH should be changed.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26526?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including miniconda. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
miniconda Bitnami | All versions | 4.11.0 |
Products include Anaconda Anaconda3, Conda Miniconda3.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26526?
Upgrade miniconda to 4.11.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-26526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as BIT-miniconda-2022-26526, GHSA-4qx4-v2q7-m2gp.