Is CVE-2022-42972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42972?

CVE-2022-42972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42972?

CVE-2022-42972 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (7th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42972?

Upgrade apc easy ups online monitoring software to 2.5-ga or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42972

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability exists that could cause local privilege escalation when a local attacker modifies the webroot directory. Affected Products: APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA), APC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GA-01-22261), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 7, 10, 11 & Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS), Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 - Versions prior to V2.5-GS-01-22261)

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

apc easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gaFixed in:2.5-gaCVE-2022-42972derived from NVD

easy ups online monitoring softwareNVD

Affected:< 2.5-gsFixed in:2.5-gsCVE-2022-42972derived from NVD

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

download.schneider-electric.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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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.