CVE-2022-23171 (GCVE-0-2022-23171)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-21 14:23 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation
Summary
AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation Lack of proper security controls on named pipe messages can allow an attacker with low privileges to send a malicious payload and gain SYSTEM permissions on a windows computer where the AtlasVPN client is installed.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- Privilege Escalation
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.gov.il/en/departments/faq/cve_advisories | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
Date Public
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