Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows Defender For Endpoint
CVE-2022-29799
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.118 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Defender For Endpoint
- Networkd-Dispatcher — versions uknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-pri… (Technical Description, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29799?
- CVE-2022-29799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Defender For Endpoint, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29799?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29799 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.