CVE-2022-48221

Description

An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. Multiple MSI's get executed out of a standard-user writable directory. Through a race condition and OpLock manipulation, these files can be overwritten by a standard user. They then get executed by the elevated installer. This gives a standard user full SYSTEM code execution (elevation of privileges).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory hackandpwn.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://acuant.com not applicable
https://hackandpwn.com/disclosures/CVE-2022-48221.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48221?
CVE-2022-48221 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48221?
To fix CVE-2022-48221, 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-2022-48221 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-48221 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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