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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.27%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 18
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-269
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
- https://github.com/bowtiejicode/UltraVNC-DSMPlugin-LPE
- https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/commit/36a31b37b98f70c1db0428f5ad83170d604fb352
- https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/security/advisories/GHSA-3mvp-cp5x-vj5g
- https://github.com/bowtiejicode/UltraVNC-DSMPlugin-LPE
- https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/commit/36a31b37b98f70c1db0428f5ad83170d604fb352
- https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC/security/advisories/GHSA-3mvp-cp5x-vj5g
JSON original (NVD)
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