High severity · published May 10, 2022
CVE-2022-27167
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows products of ESET, spol
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EA
Endpoint Antivirus · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.2053.0; 8.1 before 8.1.2050.0; 9.0 before 9.0.2046.0 · source: NVD
ES
Endpoint Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.2053.0; 8.1 before 8.1.2050.0; 9.0 before 9.0.2046.0 · source: NVD
FS
File Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.12013.0 · source: NVD
IS
Internet Security · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
MS
Mail Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.10020.0; 6.0 before 8.0.14011.0 · source: NVD
NA
Nod32 Antivirus · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
SE
Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.15009.0 · source: NVD
SS
Server Security · Eset
6.0 and later; 8.0 before 9.0.12012.0 · source: NVD
SS
Smart Security · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27167
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27167
Vendor Advisory
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268
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