fkie_cve-2022-41975
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2022-09-30 18:15
Modified
2025-05-20 16:15
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
RealVNC VNC Server before 6.11.0 and VNC Viewer before 6.22.826 on Windows allow local privilege escalation via MSI installer Repair mode.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#vnc-server-6-11-0-released-0-2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002253138-Release-Notes#vnc-server-6-11-0-released-0-2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
realvnc vnc_server *
realvnc vnc_viewer *
microsoft windows -


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