CVE-2022-23720

Administrative API actions via accepted privileged credentials

Published Jun 30, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper privilege management in PingID Windows Login before 2.8 allows local users to obtain administrative PingID API credentials. The client accepts a full-permissions properties file intended for privileged integrations without warning or stopping, placing its administrative credentials outside the intended trust boundary. Exploitation requires a Windows endpoint provisioned this way and high local privileges; exposed credentials permit administrative actions against PingID APIs or endpoints.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in PingID Windows Login before 2.8 allows local users to obtain administrative PingID API credentials. The client accepts a full-permissions properties file intended for privileged integrations without warning or stopping, placing its administrative credentials outside the intended trust boundary. Exploitation requires a Windows endpoint provisioned this way and high local privileges; exposed credentials permit administrative actions against PingID APIs or endpoints.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23720
Published
Jun 30, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Ping Identity
Product
PingID for Windows login
Classifications
CWE-288, CWE-648, CWE-269, T1555.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ping Identity · PingID for Windows loginversion=unspecified <2.8

Published CVSS scores

4.4NISTAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.5Ping Identity CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1555.001Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials In Files

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