CVE-2022-3365 Emote Interactive Remote Mouse Server command injection due to weak encoding

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can inject OS commands via the custom control protocol due to weak encoding and default password reliance, leading to remote code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3365?

CVE-2022-3365 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Remote Mouse Server, published on 28 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Due to reliance on a trivial substitution cipher, sent in cleartext, and the reliance on a default password when the user does not set a password, the Remote Mouse Server by Emote Interactive can be abused by attackers to inject OS commands over theproduct's custom control protocol. A Metasploit module was written and tested against version 4.110, the current version when this CVE was reserved.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3365?

How do I fix CVE-2022-3365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-3365 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3365 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-32pm-63j6-22qc.

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