Is CVE-2022-48226 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-48226 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-48226?

CVE-2022-48226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-48226?

CVE-2022-48226 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48226?

Upgrade acuant acufill sdk to 10.22.02.03 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-48226

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. During installation, an EXE gets executed out of C:\Windows\Temp. A standard user can create the path file ahead of time and obtain elevated code execution. Permissions need to be modified to prevent manipulation.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

acuant acufill sdkNVD

Affected:< 10.22.02.03Fixed in:10.22.02.03CVE-2022-48226derived 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

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

hackandpwn.com

Other references1

acuant.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	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 2025-02-13.