CVE-2022-27502 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting an installer repair operation that executes temporary files.
- 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-2022-27502?
CVE-2022-27502 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realvnc Vnc Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcfr-67qx-fpgv.