CVE-2022-39959

Description

Panini Everest Engine 2.0.4 allows unprivileged users to create a file named Everest.exe in the %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini folder. This leads to privilege escalation because a service, running as SYSTEM, uses the unquoted path of %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest Engine\EverestEngine.exe and therefore a Trojan horse %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest.exe may be executed instead of the intended vendor-supplied EverestEngine.exe file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory panini.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.panini.com/en/news-events/panini-patents-revolutionary-new-%E2%80%9Ceverest%E2%80%9D-architecture vendor advisory
https://github.com/usmarine2141/CVE-2022-39959 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-39959?
CVE-2022-39959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-39959?
To fix CVE-2022-39959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-39959 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-39959 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.
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