# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p85-c2hf-rxr2

## 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 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48225?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2022-48226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48226/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2022-48222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48222/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-48221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48221/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-48224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48224/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-48223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48223/): Other in n/a (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48225 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48225 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-48225/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48225/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48225
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48225
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48225

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48225/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.