CVE-2022-27050 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can escalate privileges to system level via an unquoted service path in the BitComet Windows service.

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-2022-27050?

CVE-2022-27050 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BitComet Service for Windows before version 1.8.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27050?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitcomet Bitcomet.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8c6f-pqm5-8585.

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