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CVE-2022-38699

MEDIUM
Published 2022-09-28T03:25:34.591Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.107
Higher than 10.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Armoury Crate Service’s logging function has insufficient validation to check if the log file is a symbolic link. A physical attacker with general user privilege can modify the log file property to a symbolic link that points to arbitrary system file, causing the logging function to overwrite the system file and disrupt the system.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

ASUS

Armoury Crate Service

Affected Versions:

5.1.5.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-q96q-h836-9q4h

Advisory Details

Armoury Crate Service’s logging function has insufficient validation to check if the log file is a symbolic link. A physical attacker with general user privilege can modify the log file property to a symbolic link that points to arbitrary system file, causing the logging function to overwrite the system file and disrupt the system.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38699
WEB https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6522-4eacb-1.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 29, 2022, Modified: October 1, 2022

References

https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6522-4eacb-1.html
Published: 2022-09-28T03:25:34.591Z
Last Modified: 2025-05-21T14:54:16.472Z
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