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CVE-2022-27167

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows products of ESET, spol. s r.o. allows attacker to exploit "Repair" and "Un

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows products of ESET, spol. s r.o. allows attacker to exploit "Repair" and "Uninstall" features what may lead to arbitrary file deletion. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0.

ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o.

ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0.

ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0. ESET, spol. s r.o.

ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0.

ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o.

ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.00034
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules6 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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Affected Products & Versions

15
eset endpoint antivirus>= 6.0 and < 8.0.2053.0
eset endpoint antivirus>= 8.1 and < 8.1.2050.0
eset endpoint antivirus>= 9.0 and < 9.0.2046.0
eset endpoint security>= 6.0 and < 8.0.2053.0
eset endpoint security>= 8.1 and < 8.1.2050.0
eset endpoint security>= 9.0 and < 9.0.2046.0
eset file security>= 6.0 and < 8.0.12013.0
eset internet security>= 11.2 and < 15.1.12.0
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Sigma Hunt Rules

6
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighKaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Via CommandLine - Linux
producthighPotential Persistence Via Security Descriptors - ScriptBlock
producthighAllow Service Access Using Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE
producthighDeny Service Access Using Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighSecurity Service Disabled Via Reg.EXE
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@eset.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 May 2022 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268Vendor Advisory
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