CVE-2022-40298

high

Description

Crestron AirMedia for Windows before 5.5.1.84 has insecure inherited permissions, which leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability found in the AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39. A low privileged user can initiate a repair of the system and gain a SYSTEM level shell.

References

https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf

https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-09-23

Updated: 2025-05-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00127