CVE-2022-46782 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Stormshield SSL VPN Client versions prior to 3.2.0. A logged-in user with permission to launch the VPNSSL Client can leverage the embedded OpenVPN instance to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges on the local machine. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and user interaction. While no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stormshield:ssl_vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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