Privilege escalation in Siemens Xpedition Designer



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-31465
CWE-ID CWE-732
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Xpedition Designer
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Siemens

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU64408

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31465

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application assigns improper access rights to the service executable. A local user can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Xpedition Designer: before VX.2.11

CPE2.3 External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-988345.pdf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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