CVE-2022-38775

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Published Jan 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Elastic

Elastic Endpoint Security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Version 8.4.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41338	An issue was discovered in the rollback feature of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.262% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-security-8-4-1-security-statement/323753
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

History

Apr 2, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Elastic Endpoint Security

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: elastic
Published: Jan 24, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 PM
Reserved: Aug 26, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 26, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

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