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CVE-2022-41924

CRITICALEPSS 73th pctl
9.6
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability identified in the Tailscale Windows client allows a malicious website to reconfigure the Tailscale daemon `tailscaled`, which can then be used to remotely execute code. In the Tailscale Windows client, the local API was bound to a local TCP socket, and communicated with the Windows client GUI in cleartext with no Host header verification. This allowed an attacker-controlled website visited by the node to rebind DNS to an attacker-controlled DNS server, and then make local API requests in the client, including changing the coordination server to an attacker-controlled coordination server. An attacker-controlled coordination server can send malicious URL responses to the client, including pushing executables or installing an SMB share. These allow the attacker to remotely execute code on the node. All Windows clients prior to version v.1.32.3 are affected. If you are running Tailscale on Windows, upgrade to v1.32.3 or later to remediate the issue.

How to fix

Remediation Available
TailscaleWindows application
Affected:1.32.3Fixed in:1.32.3Tailscale Inc.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days
73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-41924?

Upgrade Tailscale to 1.32.3 or later.

Is CVE-2022-41924 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-41924 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-41924?

CVE-2022-41924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-41924 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for Tailscale (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.