Windows Local Service Auth Bypass Allows Command Execution
CVE-2022-46732 Published on January 18, 2023

CVE-2022-46732
Even if the authentication fails for local service authentication, the requested command could still execute regardless of authentication status.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-46732 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-46732

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GE Proficy Historian
 
Microsoft Windows
 

Affected Versions

GE Digital Proficy Historian Version 7.0 is affected by CVE-2022-46732

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.57%
Percentile
68.67%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.