CVE-2022-36403 Privilege escalation in Installer of Device Software Manager
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Device Software Manager installer.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36403?
CVE-2022-36403 is a high-severity vulnerability in RICOH COMPANY, LTD. Installer of Device Software Manager, published on 8 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ricoh Device Software Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93q5-jv83-4wg5.