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CVE-2022-38775

Published: Jan 24, 2023Updated: Apr 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

endpoint securityelasticDatabases
Elastic Endpoint SecurityElasticDatabases
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-security-8-4-1-security-statement/323753
discuss.elastic.co
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
elastic.co

Timeline

Published
Jan 24, 2023
Last Updated
Apr 2, 2025

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