What is CVE-2022-48222?

CVE-2022-48222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-48222?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk

CVE-2022-48222

An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. During SDK installation, certutil.exe is called by the Acuant installer to install certificates. This window is not hidden, and is running with elevated privileges. A standard user can break out of this window, obtaining a full SYSTEM command prompt window. This results in complete compromise via arbitrary SYSTEM code execution (elevation of privileges).

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th 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

Gbgplc Acuant_acufill_sdk
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48222?: CVE-2022-48222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-48222?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.