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TI-2022-11498 Aliases CVE-2022-28877GHSA-cc4m-5453-r7jw

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in F-Secure & WithSecure Windows Endpoint Products

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This vulnerability allows local user to delete arbitrary file in the system and bypassing security protection which can be abused for local privilege escalation on affected F-Secure & WithSecure windows endpoint products. An attacker must have code execution rights on the victim machine prior to successful exploitation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F-SecureAll F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for WindowsAll Version—No fix listedCNA
  • All F-Secure and WithSecure Endpoint Protection Products for Windows VendorF-Secure Affected All Version Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableF-Secure
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·F-Secure
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28877
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cc4m-5453-r7jw

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-23465 Certain WithSecure products allow Denial of Service via the aepack archive unpack handler. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23463 Certain WithSecure products allow Denial of Service in the aeelf component. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23460 Certain WithSecure products allow Denial of Service (infinite loop). CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-17864 In F-Secure Endpoint Protection for Windows and macOS before channel with Capricorn… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-23464 Certain WithSecure products allow Local privilege escalation via the lhz archive unpack… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-26941 Certain WithSecure products allow a Denial of Service because there is an unpack handler… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences