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CVE-2022-2188
DXL Broker privilege escalation vulnerability
Medium6.5EPSS 0.16%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in DXL Broker for Windows prior to 6.0.0.280 allows local users to gain elevated privileges by exploiting weak directory controls in the logs directory. This can lead to a denial-of-service attack on the DXL Broker.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.16% · top 95% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- cwe-274: Privilege Escalation
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-732 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 5.x – < 6.0.0.280
References (1)
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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