# CVE-2022-50901: Wondershare Dr.Fone 11.4.9 - 'DFWSIDService' Unquoted Service Path

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in Wondershare Dr.Fone.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ww66-fhwc-48m5

## What is CVE-2022-50901?

CVE-2022-50901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare Dr.Fone, published on 13 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Wondershare Dr.Fone 11.4.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DFWSIDService that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Wondershare\Wondershare Dr.Fone\ to inject malicious executables that would run with LocalSystem privileges.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50901?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wondershare Dr.fone.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-50901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-50901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wondershare Dr.Fone

- [CVE-2021-44596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44596/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-44595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44595/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-50900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50900/): Wondershare Dr.Fone 12.0.18 - 'Wondershare InstallAssist' Unquoted Service Path (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-29835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29835/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-27767](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27767/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50901 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare Dr.Fone, published on 13 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wondershare Dr.Fone. 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-2022-50901/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50901/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50901
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50901
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50901

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50901/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.