CVE-2022-35257

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows (Version 0.55.1.2 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with local access to a Windows device with UI Desktop to run arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-025-025/7fc92851-054d-46d3-bdb0-fbb8f7023fed	Vendor Advisory
https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-Advisory-Bulletin-025-025/7fc92851-054d-46d3-bdb0-fbb8f7023fed	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ui:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

22 May 2025, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269

21 Nov 2024, 07:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-09-23 14:15

Updated : 2025-05-22 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-35257

Mitre link : CVE-2022-35257

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-35257

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ui

desktop

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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