CVE-2022-48685 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by modifying a world-writable cron script executed as root in Logpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-48685?
CVE-2022-48685 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2024. 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 Logpoint 7.1 before 7.1.2. The daily executed cron file clean_secbi_old_logs is writable by all users and is executed as root, leading to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Logpoint Siem.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-48685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh76-hgvx-8pp6.