CVE-2022-24750

UltraVNC is a free and open source remote pc access software. A vulnerability has been found in versions prior to 1.3.8.0 in which the DSM plugin module, which allows a local authenticated user to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability has been fixed to allow loading of plugins from the installed directory. Affected users should upgrade their UltraVNC to 1.3.8.1. Users unable to upgrade should not install and run UltraVNC server as a service. It is advisable to create a scheduled task on a low privilege account to launch WinVNC.exe instead. There are no known workarounds if winvnc needs to be started as a service.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:uvnc:ultravnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Jan 2023, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269
Summary UltraVNC is a free and open source remote pc access software. A vulnerability has been found in versions prior to 1.3.8.0 in which the DSM plugin module, which allows a local authenticated user to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability has been fixed to allow loading of plugins from the installed directory. Affected users should upgrade their UltraVNC to 1.3.8.0. Users unable to upgrade should not install and run UltraVNC server as a service. It is advisable to create a scheduled task on a low privilege account to launch WinVNC.exe instead. There are no known workarounds if wincnc needs to be started as a service. UltraVNC is a free and open source remote pc access software. A vulnerability has been found in versions prior to 1.3.8.0 in which the DSM plugin module, which allows a local authenticated user to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability has been fixed to allow loading of plugins from the installed directory. Affected users should upgrade their UltraVNC to 1.3.8.1. Users unable to upgrade should not install and run UltraVNC server as a service. It is advisable to create a scheduled task on a low privilege account to launch WinVNC.exe instead. There are no known workarounds if winvnc needs to be started as a service.

18 Mar 2022, 20:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/security/advisories/GHSA-3mvp-cp5x-vj5g - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/security/advisories/GHSA-3mvp-cp5x-vj5g - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/commit/36a31b37b98f70c1db0428f5ad83170d604fb352 - (MISC) https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/commit/36a31b37b98f70c1db0428f5ad83170d604fb352 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/bowtiejicode/UltraVNC-DSMPlugin-LPE - (MISC) https://github.com/bowtiejicode/UltraVNC-DSMPlugin-LPE - Patch, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:uvnc:ultravnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Uvnc
Uvnc ultravnc

10 Mar 2022, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-03-10 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22


NVD link : CVE-2022-24750

Mitre link : CVE-2022-24750

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-24750


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Products Affected

uvnc

  • ultravnc
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

NVD-CWE-noinfo