CVE-2022-29583 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting unquoted service paths in the kardianos Go service package on Windows.

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-2022-29583?

CVE-2022-29583 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

service_windows.go in the kardianos service package for Go omits quoting that is sometimes needed for execution of a Windows service executable from the intended directory. NOTE: this finding could not be reproduced by its original reporter or by others.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29583?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Service Project Service.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-29583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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