# CVE-2022-26581: Missing authorization in n/a

> An attacker with physical USB access can execute privileged binaries on PAX A930 devices due to missing authorization checks in the ADB daemon.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cw83-h4x5-m8mv

## What is CVE-2022-26581?

CVE-2022-26581 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.3.26T1_20210419 can allow an unauthorized attacker to perform privileged actions through the execution of specific binaries listed in ADB daemon. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26581?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paxtechnology Paydroid.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-42136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42136/): Command injection in POS terminals (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-42137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42137/): Path traversal in POS terminals (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-26582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26582/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-4818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4818/): Security feature bypass in A920 (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-42134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42134/): Code injection in POS terminals (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26581 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26581 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26581/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26581/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26581
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26581
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26581

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26581/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.