CVE-2022-48222 Privilege escalation in n/a
A standard user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by interacting with a visible elevated certutil.exe window during Acuant AcuFill SDK installation.
- 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-2022-48222?
CVE-2022-48222 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. During SDK installation, certutil.exe is called by the Acuant installer to install certificates. This window is not hidden, and is running with elevated privileges. A standard user can break out of this window, obtaining a full SYSTEM command prompt window. This results in complete compromise via arbitrary SYSTEM code execution (elevation of privileges).
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48222?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pr2-3fc2-f47w.