What is CVE-2022-29320?

CVE-2022-29320 is a high-severity vulnerability in Minitool Partition Wizard, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-29320?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Minitool Partition Wizard

CVE-2022-29320

MiniTool Partition Wizard v12.0 contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.

Published 2022-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Minitool Partition Wizard — versions 12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50859 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29320?: CVE-2022-29320 is a high-severity vulnerability in Minitool Partition Wizard, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-29320?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.