CVE-2022-38777 Privilege escalation in Elastic Endpoint Security
Unprivileged users can elevate privileges to LocalSystem via a flaw in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for 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-2022-38777?
CVE-2022-38777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Endpoint Security, published on 8 Feb 2023. 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 the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38777?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Elastic Endgame, Elastic Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Endpoint Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4cg-qw8v-hq66.