# CVE-2022-46662: Privilege escalation in Roxio Creator LJB

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with Windows service privileges by placing a malicious executable in an unquoted path used by Roxio Creator LJB.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c232-qp2m-m3q3

## What is CVE-2022-46662?

CVE-2022-46662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Corel Corporation Roxio Creator LJB, published on 21 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Roxio Creator LJB starts another program with an unquoted file path. Since a registered Windows service path contains spaces and are unquoted, if a malicious executable is placed on a certain path, the executable may be executed with the privilege of the Windows service. The affected product and versions are as follows: Roxio Creator LJB version number 12.2 build number 106B62B, version number 12.2 build number 106B63A, version number 12.2 build number 106B69A, version number 12.2 build number 106B71A, and version number 12.2 build number 106B74A)

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46662?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Corel Roxio Creator Ljb.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Corel Corporation Roxio Creator LJB, published on 21 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Corel Corporation Roxio Creator LJB. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46662

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46662/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.