CVE-2022-45305 Privilege escalation in n/a
Insecure permissions in the Chocolatey Python3 package allow authenticated users to modify files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or 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-2022-45305?
CVE-2022-45305 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 Python3 package v3.11.0 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the subfolder C:\Python311 and all files located in that folder.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chocolatey Chocolatey Python3.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r2m-hcrf-wwfq.