CVE-2022-38777 json
An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate t…
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-41340
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- elastic endgame 3.62.3
- elastic endpoint_security 7.17.9, 8.5.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Elastic Elastic Endpoint Security
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
elastic.co
/community/security
vendor-advisory
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/elastic-7-17-9-8-5-0-and-8-6-1-security-update/324661
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-38777
- NVD CVE-2022-38777
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