What is CVE-2022-36670?

CVE-2022-36670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pcprotect Endpoint, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-36670?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pcprotect Endpoint

CVE-2022-36670

PCProtect Endpoint prior to v5.17.470 for Microsoft Windows lacks tamper protection, allowing authenticated attackers with Administrator privileges to modify processes within the application and escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted executable.

Published 2022-09-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Pcprotect Endpoint

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

mrvar0x.com/2022/07/21/pcprotect-endpoint-tampering-exploit/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36670?: CVE-2022-36670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pcprotect Endpoint, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-36670?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.