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Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVE-2022-36670

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

PCProtect Endpoint prior to v5.17.470 for Microsoft Windows lacks tamper protection, allowing authenticated attackers with Administrator privileges to modify processes within the application and escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted executable.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published