CVE-2022-43752 Privilege escalation in n/a
A low-privileged user can escalate to root privileges in Oracle Solaris CDE by double-clicking a maliciously crafted printer icon.
- 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-2022-43752?
CVE-2022-43752 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Oracle Solaris version 10 1/13, when using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privileged user can escalate to root by crafting a malicious printer and double clicking on the the crafted printer's icon.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43752?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Common Desktop Environment Project Common Desktop Environment.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43752?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43752 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43752 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x3r-56hw-m9mp.