CVE-2022-25153

ITarian - Local privilege escalation in Endpoint Manager agent on Windows

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Manager Communication Client

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

The ITarian Endpoint Manage Communication Client, prior to version 6.43.41148.21120, is compiled using insecure OpenSSL settings. Due to this setting, a malicious actor with low privileges access to a system can escalate his privileges to SYSTEM abusing an insecure openssl.conf lookup.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.0.42012.22030any version ≤ v < 6.43.41148.21120any version
Affected range stops below 6.43.41148.21120, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.42012.22030, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelatedThird Party Advisory
https://csirt.divd.nl/DIVD-2021-00037

CVSS

7.8HIGHDIVD
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-275NVD-CWE-noinfo

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