# CVE-2022-28877: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in F-Secure & WithSecure Windows Endpoint Products

> Local attackers with code execution rights can delete arbitrary files to bypass security protections and escalate privileges on F-Secure and WithSecure Windows endpoint products.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc4m-5453-r7jw

## What is CVE-2022-28877?

CVE-2022-28877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows, published on 21 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This vulnerability allows local user to delete arbitrary file in the system and bypassing security protection which can be abused for local privilege escalation on affected F-Secure & WithSecure windows endpoint products. An attacker must have code execution rights on the victim machine prior to successful exploitation.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28877?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F-Secure Elements Endpoint Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28877 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows

- [CVE-2022-38166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38166/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28877 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows, published on 21 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows. 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-2022-28877/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28877/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28877
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28877
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28877

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28877/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.