CVE-2022-24750
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-24750 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-03-10 21:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-03-01 16:21:00 UTC |
| Description | UltraVNC is a free and open source remote pc access software. A vulnerability has been found in versions prior to 1.3.8.0 in which the DSM plugin module, which allows a local authenticated user to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability has been fixed to allow loading of plugins from the installed directory. Affected users should upgrade their UltraVNC to 1.3.8.1. Users unable to upgrade should not install and run UltraVNC server as a service. It is advisable to create a scheduled task on a low privilege account to launch WinVNC.exe instead. There are no known workarounds if winvnc needs to be started as a service. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-269
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| security fix · ultravnc/UltraVNC@36a31b3 · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| Insecure LoadLibrary in DSMPlugin leading to Local Privilege Escalation · Advisory · ultravnc/UltraVNC · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | |
| GitHub - bowtiejicode/UltraVNC-DSMPlugin-LPE | MISC | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 379101 UltraVNC Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) Vulnerability