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GHSA-8732-Q5JV-75R3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-14 00:31 – Updated: 2026-01-14 00:31

Details

PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.

Severity ?

8.4 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.5 (High)


                  
                    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

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  "id": "GHSA-8732-q5jv-75r3",
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CVE-2022-50915 (GCVE-0-2022-50915)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 22:51 – Updated: 2026-01-14 16:05

Title

PTPublisher 2.3.4 - Unquoted Service Path

Summary

Severity ?

8.5 (High)


                        
                          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

8.4 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50885	exploit
	https://www.primera.com/	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ptpublisher-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Primera	PTPublisher	Affected: 2.3.4

Credits

bios

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-8732-Q5JV-75R3

CVE-2022-50915 (GCVE-0-2022-50915)

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