CVE-2022-34006 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 19 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Unprivileged Windows users can execute commands as SYSTEM due to default SQL Express configuration during TitanFTP installation.

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-2022-34006?

CVE-2022-34006 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in TitanFTP (aka Titan FTP) NextGen before 1.2.1050. When installing, Microsoft SQL Express 2019 installs by default with an SQL instance running as SYSTEM with BUILTIN\Users as sysadmin, thus enabling unprivileged Windows users to execute commands locally as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, aka NX-I674 (sub-issue 2). NOTE: as of 2022-06-21, the 1.2.1050 release corrects this vulnerability in a new installation, but not in an upgrade installation.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Southrivertech Titan Ftp Server Nextgen.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh32-c64f-h777.