SYSTEM code execution via unquoted runas path
Published Mar 17, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Local privilege escalation in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38 and earlier allows local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The ir_agent.exe component fails to double-quote a space-containing path passed to runas.exe, allowing Windows to resolve C:\Program.exe instead of the intended honeyhashx86.exe. The path is reached after reboot when Honey Credentials is enabled, so a local user who can place C:\Program.exe gains persistent SYSTEM execution.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38 and earlier allows local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The ir_agent.exe component fails to double-quote a space-containing path passed to runas.exe, allowing Windows to resolve C:\Program.exe instead of the intended honeyhashx86.exe. The path is reached after reboot when Honey Credentials is enabled, so a local user who can place C:\Program.exe gains persistent SYSTEM execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-0237
- Published
- Mar 17, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Rapid7
- Product
- Insight Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-428, CWE-264, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.1.2.38 <=3.1.2.38
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Public exploit references
- Rapid7-Insight-Agent-runas.md proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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