Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-27502
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- realvnc.com (Vendor Advisory)
- help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002478311-Are-there-any-known-security-vu… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27502?
- CVE-2022-27502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27502?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-27502 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.