VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-29799
A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 11.8%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because no functions are sanitized by the OperationalState or the AdministrativeState of networkd-dispatcher. This attack leads to a directory traversal to escape from the “/etc/networkd-dispatcher” base directory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.76% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- microsoft/windows defender for endpoint
- Source
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
References
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.