SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2022-43702

CVE-2022-43702 — When the directory containing the installer does not have sufficiently restricti

When the directory containing the installer does not have sufficiently restrictive file permissions, an attacker can modify (or replace) the installer to execute malicious code.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.05% (top 85.20%)
CWE
CWE-284
Published
2023-07-27T21:47:25.882Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:33:37.678Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

When the directory containing the installer does not have sufficiently restrictive file permissions, an attacker can modify (or replace) the installer to execute malicious code.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Arm LtdArm Compiler 5 (AC5), Arm Compiler for Embedded 6 (AC6), Fast Models (FM), Arm Compiler for Embedded FuSA (ACEF), Arm Development Studio (ADS), Arm Forge (AF), Arm Mobile Studio (AMS), DS5 Development Studio, Fast Models (FM), GNU Toolchain (GT), Keil MDK (KMDK), Mbed Studio (MS) — AC5 All Releases, AC6 Releases prior to 6.20, ACEF All Releases, ADS All Releases, AF Releases prior to 22.1, AMS All releases, DS5 All Releases, FM All Releases, GT All Releases, KMDK All Releases, MS All Releases

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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