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MEDIUM
CVE-2022-20050
Connsyslogger Symbolic Link Following Vulnerability (Local Privilege Escalation)
Description

In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2022, 5:45 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-20050 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediatek mt6779
2 Mediatek mt6781
3 Mediatek mt6785
4 Mediatek mt6833
5 Mediatek mt6853
6 Mediatek mt6853t
7 Mediatek mt6873
8 Mediatek mt6875
9 Mediatek mt6877
10 Mediatek mt6880
11 Mediatek mt6883
12 Mediatek mt6885
13 Mediatek mt6889
14 Mediatek mt6891
15 Mediatek mt6893
16 Mediatek mt8675
17 Mediatek mt8791
18 Mediatek mt8797
19 Mediatek mt6762
20 Mediatek mt6765
21 Mediatek mt6768
22 Mediatek mt6769
23 Mediatek mt8321
24 Mediatek mt8667
25 Mediatek mt8765
26 Mediatek mt8766
27 Mediatek mt8768
28 Mediatek mt8786
29 Mediatek mt8788
30 Mediatek mt8789
31 Mediatek mt8168
32 Mediatek mt8183
33 Mediatek mt8385
34 Mediatek mt8666
35 Mediatek mt6795
36 Mediatek mt6797
37 Mediatek mt6799
38 Mediatek mt8167
39 Mediatek mt8167s
40 Mediatek mt8173
41 Mediatek mt8175
42 Mediatek mt8185
43 Mediatek mt8362a
44 Mediatek mt8365
45 Mediatek mt8163
46 Mediatek mt8735a
47 Mediatek mt8735b
48 Mediatek mt8696
1 Google android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-20050.

URL Resource
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-20050 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-20050 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 No Types Assigned https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6762:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6765:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6768:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6779:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6785:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6795:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6797:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6799:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6833:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6873:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6875:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6880:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6883:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6885:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6889:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6891:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6893:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8163:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8167:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8167s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8173:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8175:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8183:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8185:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8321:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8362a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8365:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8385:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8666:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8667:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8675:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8735a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8735b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8765:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8766:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8768:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8786:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8788:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8789:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8791:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8797:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-20050 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-20050 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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