FKIE_CVE-2022-22528

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-02-09 23:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:28
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on the local system. The issue is with the ASE installer and does not impact other ASE binaries.
References
cna@sap.comhttps://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3140564Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
cna@sap.comhttps://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3140564Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sap adaptive_server_enterprise 16.0
microsoft windows -
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