Controlup
CVE-2022-27905
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
In ControlUp Real-Time Agent before 8.6, an unquoted path can result in privilege escalation. An attacker would require write permissions to the root level of the OS drive (C:\) to exploit this.
AnalysisAI
In ControlUp Real-Time Agent before 8.6, an unquoted path can result in privilege escalation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-428. In ControlUp Real-Time Agent before 8.6, an unquoted path can result in privilege escalation. An attacker would require write permissions to the root level of the OS drive (C:\) to exploit this. Affected products include: Controlup. Version information: before 8.6.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Same weakness CWE-428 – Unquoted Search Path or Element
View allSame technique Privilege Escalation
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External POC / Exploit Code
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