CVE-2022-27167 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting various ESET Windows products, including ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Internet Security, and Endpoint Security, across multiple versions. An authenticated attacker can exploit the "Repair" and "Uninstall" features to achieve arbitrary file deletion. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, potentially leading to high impact on integrity and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 8.0.2053.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.1.2050.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, < 9.0.2046.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 6.0, < 8.0.2053.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 8.1, < 8.1.2050.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.