# CVE-2022-34101: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a specific path within the Crestron AirMedia Windows application.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6ff-wrhm-7h74

## What is CVE-2022-34101?

CVE-2022-34101 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was discovered in the Crestron AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39, in which a user can place a malicious DLL in a certain path to execute code and preform a privilege escalation attack.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34101?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Crestron Airmedia.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-40298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40298/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-34100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34100/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-34102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34102/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34101 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34101 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-34101/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34101/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34101
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34101
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34101

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34101/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.