CVE-2022-40298

Crestron AirMedia for Windows before 5.5.1.84 has insecure inherited permissions, which leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability found in the AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39. A low privileged user can initiate a repair of the system and gain a SYSTEM level shell.

• CWE-732
• CWE-732

• https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
• https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdfRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
• https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdfRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 23, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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