CVE-2022-40298

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Crestron AirMedia para Windows versiones anteriores a 5.5.1.84, presenta permisos heredados no seguros, lo que conlleva a una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios encontrada en la aplicación AirMedia Windows, versión 4.3.1.39. Un usuario poco privilegiado puede iniciar una reparación del sistema y conseguir un shell de nivel SYSTEM.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 8.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-08 CVE Reserved
2022-09-22 CVE Published
2024-04-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories	2023-08-08
https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf	2023-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Crestron Search vendor "Crestron"		Airmedia Search vendor "Crestron" for product "Airmedia"				4.3.1.39 Search vendor "Crestron" for product "Airmedia" and version "4.3.1.39"		windows		Affected