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CVE-2022-38774

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint SecurityEndgame· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the quarantine feature of Elastic Endpoint Security and Elastic Endgame for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

Affected

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

Endgame· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%
v ≤ 3.62.2v ≤ 7.17.6
microsoft-windows (environment)
Endpoint Security· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%
v ≤ 7.17.6v < 7.17.78.0.0 ≤ v < 8.4.0
Affected range stops below 7.17.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-security-8-4-0-7-17-7-and-endgame-3-62-3-security-statement/323754
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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