VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-40298

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.71%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-09-23

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Crestron AirMedia for Windows before 5.5.1.84 has insecure inherited permissions, which leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability found in the AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39. A low privileged user can initiate a repair of the system and gain a SYSTEM level shell.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-732

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory