CVE-2022-48225 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can achieve privilege escalation and code execution via DLL hijacking in the Gemalto Document Reader installation process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-48225?
CVE-2022-48225 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. It is used to install drivers from several different vendors. The Gemalto Document Reader child installation process is vulnerable to DLL hijacking, because it attempts to execute (with elevated privileges) multiple non-existent DLLs out of a non-existent standard-user writable location.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p85-c2hf-rxr2.