CVE-2022-45304 Privilege escalation in n/a
Insecure permissions allow any authenticated user to modify Cmder files, enabling privilege escalation and code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-45304?
CVE-2022-45304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Cmder package v1.3.20 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the path C:\tools\Cmder and all files located in that folder.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chocolatey Chocolatey Cmder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74r4-r4fg-v53q.