CVE-2022-23714
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CVE-2022-23714 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Endpoint Security | >= 7.13.0, <= 7.17.4 |
| Elastic | Endpoint Security | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.2.3 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-8-3-1-8-3-0-and-7-17-5-security-update/308613Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-8-3-1-8-3-0-and-7-17-5-security-update/308613Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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