CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-40298
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-09-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
Crestron AirMedia for Windows before 5.5.1.84 has insecure inherited permissions, which leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability found in the AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39. A low privileged user can initiate a repair of the system and gain a SYSTEM level shell.
Affected configurations
• crestron airmedia 4.3.1.39
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
- https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
- https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf Release Notes, Vendor Advisory