Privilege escalation in Ui Desktop

CVE-2022-35257

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows (Version 0.55.1.2 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with local access to a Windows device with UI Desktop to run arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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: 0.002 (6.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-35257: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Ui Desktop
  • Ui Desktop For Windows — versions Fixed in Version 0.55.3.17 and later

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35257?
CVE-2022-35257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ui Desktop, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-35257?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.