Command Injection Vulnerability in PowerShell by Microsoft
CVE-2022-32973

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Nessus
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2022

What is CVE-2022-32973?

An authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in PowerShell, allowing them to create an audit file that circumvents PowerShell cmdlet checks. This exploitation enables the execution of commands with administrator privileges, posing significant security risks to affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

Nessus Nessus 10.1.X and earlier

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-11
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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