CVE-2022-28226 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Yandex Browser for Windows versions prior to 22.3.3.801. A low-privileged local attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating temporary files during the browser's update process, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 22.3.3.801CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yandex:yandex_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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.