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CVE-2022-50938 (GCVE-0-2022-50938)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 22:52 – Updated: 2026-01-14 15:24
VLAI?
Title
CONTPAQi® AdminPAQ 14.0.0 - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
Impacted products
Credits
Angel Canseco
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