7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2022-23266

Published: 09/03/2022 Updated: 08/08/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 642
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

This vulnerability allows remote malicious users to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the password change mechanism. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

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