CVE-2022-24767
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 73rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 73rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 954 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- visual studio 2017DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- visual studio 2019Operating Systems
- visual studio 2022DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1Operating Systems / windows
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- PersistenceT1574Hijack Execution Flowhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
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