CVE-2022-28877

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in F-Secure & WithSecure Windows Endpoint Products

Description

This vulnerability allows local user to delete arbitrary file in the system and bypassing security protection which can be abused for local privilege escalation on affected F-Secure & WithSecure windows endpoint products. An attacker must have code execution rights on the victim machine prior to successful exploitation.

Remediation

Solution:

FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with UlcoreWin database on 2022-07-19_01

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.03%

Vendor Advisory f-secure.com Vendor Advisory withsecure.com

Affected: F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows

References

Link	Tags
https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories	vendor advisory
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28877?: CVE-2022-28877 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-28877?: To fix CVE-2022-28877: FIX No User action is required. The required fix has been published through automatic update channel with UlcoreWin database on 2022-07-19_01
Is CVE-2022-28877 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-28877 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-28877?: CVE-2022-28877 affects F-Secure and WithSecure All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows.

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