7.8

CVE-2022-23714: elastic endpoint_security

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 06-07-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-23714 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in elastic endpoint_security. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-07-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local privilege escalation (LPE) issue was discovered in the ransomware canaries features of Elastic Endpoint Security for Windows, which could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of the LocalSystem account.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elastic1 product
  • endpoint_securityVersions 7.13.0 through 7.17.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.2.3 | ≥ 7.13.0, ≤ 7.17.4 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.2.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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