CVE-2022-28225 (GCVE-0-2022-28225)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-15 19:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 05:48
VLAI
Summary
Local privilege vulnerability in Yandex Browser for Windows prior to 22.3.3.684 allows a local, low privileged, attacker to execute arbitary code with the SYSTEM privileges through manipulating symlinks to installation file during Yandex Browser update process.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
yandex CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 1 record in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Yandex Browser (Desktop) Affected: All versions prior to version 22.3.3.684
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