CVE-2022-45305 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in the Chocolatey Python3 package, specifically versions 3.11.0 and below, which grants write privileges to all users in the Authenticated Users group for the C:\Python311 subfolder and its contents. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of files but no direct impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chocolatey:chocolatey_python3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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