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CVE-2022-42972 — A CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability e

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 Serv

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.12% (top 69.80%)
CWE
CWE-732
Published
2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-02-05T20:06:37.394Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Schneider ElectricAPC Easy UPS Online Monitoring SoftwareWindows 7, 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
Schneider ElectricAPC Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software(Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022
Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring SoftwareWindows 7, 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring SoftwareWindows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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