CVE-2022-23714
published 2022-07-06CVE-2022-23714: A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow…
PriorityP184high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEVRansomware
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.22%
12.8th percentile
A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| elastic | endpoint_security | — | — |
| elastic | endpoint_security | 7.13.0 – 7.17.4 | — |
| elastic | endpoint_security | 8.0.0 – 8.2.3 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vulncheck7.8HIGH
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A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
VulnCheck
Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows Ransomware Canaries Features Local Privilege Escalation
vulncheck·2022·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-23714 [HIGH] Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows Ransomware Canaries Features Local Privilege Escalation
Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows Ransomware Canaries Features Local Privilege Escalation
A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Affected: Elastic endpoint_security
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Known
Exploitation References: https://www.group-ib.com/resources/research-hub/hi-tech-crime-trends-2022/
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2022-07-06
Published
Exploited in the wild