{ "data_version": "4.0", "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2022-4149", "ASSIGNER": "psirt@netskope.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The Netskope client service (prior to R96) on Windows runs as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM which writes log files to a writable directory (C:\\Users\\Public\\netSkope) for a standard user. The files are created and written with a SYSTEM account except one file (logplaceholder) which inherits permission giving all users full access control list. Netskope client restricts access to this file by allowing only read permissions as a standard user. Whenever the Netskope client service restarts, it deletes the logplaceholder and recreates, creating a race condition, which can be exploited by a malicious local user to create the file and set ACL permissions on the file. Once the file is created by a malicious user with proper ACL permissions, all files within C:\\Users\\Public\\netSkope\\ becomes modifiable by the unprivileged user. By using Windows pseudo-symlink, these files can be pointed to other places in the system and thus malicious users will be able to elevate privileges.\n" } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition", "cweId": "CWE-367" } ] } ] }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "Netskope", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Netskope Client", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_affected": "=", "version_value": "95, 0" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "url": "https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2023-002", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2023-002" } ] }, "generator": { "engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev" }, "source": { "advisory": "NSKPSA-2023-002", "defect": [ "NSKPSA-2023-002" ], "discovery": "EXTERNAL" }, "work_around": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "Netskope recommends using hardening guidelines listed here - \u2013 https://docs.netskope.com/en/netskope-client-hardening.html 
" } ], "value": "Netskope recommends using hardening guidelines listed here -\u00a0\u2013 https://docs.netskope.com/en/netskope-client-hardening.html https://docs.netskope.com/en/netskope-client-hardening.html \u00a0\n" } ], "exploit": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "

Netskope is not aware of any public disclosure and exploitation of this vulnerability at the time of publication. 

" } ], "value": "Netskope is not aware of any public disclosure and exploitation of this vulnerability at the time of publication.\u00a0\n\n" } ], "solution": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "Netskope has patched the vulnerability and released a binary with a fix. Customers are recommended to upgrade their Netskope clients to v100 or later. Netskope download Instructions \u2013 Download Netskope Client and Scripts \u2013 Netskope Support
" } ], "value": "Netskope has patched the vulnerability and released a binary with a fix. Customers are recommended to upgrade their Netskope clients to v100 or later. Netskope download Instructions \u2013 Download Netskope Client and Scripts \u2013 Netskope Support https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Download-Netskope-Client-and-Scripts \n" } ], "credits": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Netskope credits Dawson Medin from Mandiant for reporting this flaw." } ], "impact": { "cvss": [ { "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" } ] } }