CVE-2022-48199 Privilege escalation in n/a
A low-privileged user can modify NetWorx notification settings to execute arbitrary binaries with higher privileges for all users on the system.
- 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-2022-48199?
CVE-2022-48199 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SoftPerfect NetWorx 7.1.1 on Windows allows an attacker to execute a malicious binary with potentially higher privileges via a low-privileged user account that abuses the Notifications function. The Notifications function allows for arbitrary binary execution and can be modified by any user. The resulting binary execution will occur in the context of any user running NetWorx. If an attacker modifies the Notifications function to execute a malicious binary, the binary will be executed by every user running NetWorx on that system.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softperfect Networx.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggmm-62x9-fwmh.