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.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Pcprotect Endpoint
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.