CVE-2022-27502 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting RealVNC VNC Server versions 5.1.0 through 6.9.0 on Windows. It allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM during an installer repair operation by leveraging the execution of files from the %TEMP% directory. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1.0, < 6.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realvnc:vnc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.