Physical administrative takeover via forged technician authentication
Published Jun 24, 2022 · Updated Apr 17, 2025
Authentication bypass in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X 5.5-A allows physically proximate attackers to gain device administrator access. CISA discloses only that the technician authentication mechanism accepts a forged authenticator; the exact credential format and verification error are undisclosed. Physical access is required, after which administrative actions and malicious-code installation are available on the device.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X 5.5-A allows physically proximate attackers to gain device administrator access. CISA discloses only that the technician authentication mechanism accepts a forged authenticator; the exact credential format and verification error are undisclosed. Physical access is required, after which administrative actions and malicious-code installation are available on the device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1745
- Published
- Jun 24, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Dominion Voting Systems
- Product
- ImageCast X application
- Classifications
- CWE-290
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Version 5.5-A Versions 5.5.10.30 and 5.5.10.32
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