Privilege escalation in Elastic Endpoint Security
CVE-2022-38775
An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th 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 — versions Version 8.4.0
- 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-2022-38775?
- CVE-2022-38775 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Endpoint Security, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38775?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.