CVE-2022-27905 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker with write access to the OS drive root can exploit an unquoted path in ControlUp Real-Time Agent to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27905?
CVE-2022-27905 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In ControlUp Real-Time Agent before 8.6, an unquoted path can result in privilege escalation. An attacker would require write permissions to the root level of the OS drive (C:\) to exploit this.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Controlup Controlup.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-355f-vf9w-7hm2.