CVE-2022-48685

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.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory logpoint.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://servicedesk.logpoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/7997112373277-Privilege-Escalation-Through-Cronjob vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48685?
CVE-2022-48685 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48685?
To fix CVE-2022-48685, 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-2022-48685 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-48685 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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