Privilege escalation in Elastic Endpoint Security And Endgame
CVE-2022-38774
An issue was discovered in the quarantine feature of Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic Endgame for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Elastic Endpoint Security And Endgame — versions Elastic Security versions up to 7.17.6 and 8.3.3 and Elastic Endgame versions up to 3.62.2
- Elastic Endgame
- Elastic Endpoint_security
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38774?
- CVE-2022-38774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Endpoint Security And Endgame, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38774?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.