CVE-2022-39959 Privilege escalation in n/a
Unprivileged users can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a malicious executable in a writable directory due to an unquoted service path.
- 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-2022-39959?
CVE-2022-39959 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Panini Everest Engine 2.0.4 allows unprivileged users to create a file named Everest.exe in the %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini folder. This leads to privilege escalation because a service, running as SYSTEM, uses the unquoted path of %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest Engine\EverestEngine.exe and therefore a Trojan horse %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest.exe may be executed instead of the intended vendor-supplied EverestEngine.exe file.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Panini Everest Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-39959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4ghh-j426-rf97.