CVE-2022-27052 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit unquoted service paths in FreeFtpd to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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-2022-27052?

CVE-2022-27052 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

FreeFtpd version 1.0.13 and below contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27052?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freesshd Freeftpd.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27052 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wm68-2q7p-5xh6.

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