CVE-2022-42045 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.7 Published 13 Jul 2023 Updated 5 Nov 2024

Attackers can inject arbitrary code into Zemana AntiMalware products, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-42045?

CVE-2022-42045 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain Zemana products are vulnerable to Arbitrary code injection. This affects Watchdog Anti-Malware 4.1.422 and Zemana AntiMalware 3.2.28.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42045?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Watchdog Anti-Virus, Zemana Antimalware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-42045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mgcr-5hwm-m58m.