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CVE-2022-29800

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2022 at 06:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:40 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWindows Defender for EndpointWindows Defender for Endpoint

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability was found in networkd-dispatcher. This flaw exists because there is a certain time between the scripts being discovered and them being run. An attacker can abuse this vulnerability to replace scripts that networkd-dispatcher believes to be owned by root with ones that are not.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/26/microsoft-finds-new-elevation-of-privilege-linux-vulnerability-nimbuspwn/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

4.7MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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