SYSTEM file write via raced configuration validation
Published Apr 14, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
A TOCTOU race in AWS Client VPN for Windows 2.0.0 and earlier allows local users to write partially controlled files as SYSTEM. The client validates an OpenVPN configuration, then lets its SYSTEM service process the same mutable file, allowing replacement of approved content with a disallowed log directive that selects an arbitrary destination. Exploitation requires existing local code execution and file access; the privileged write enables elevation of privilege or an unspecified service interruption.
Summary
What happened
A TOCTOU race in AWS Client VPN for Windows 2.0.0 and earlier allows local users to write partially controlled files as SYSTEM. The client validates an OpenVPN configuration, then lets its SYSTEM service process the same mutable file, allowing replacement of approved content with a disallowed log directive that selects an arbitrary destination. Exploitation requires existing local code execution and file access; the privileged write enables elevation of privilege or an unspecified service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-25165
- Published
- Apr 14, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-367, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- AWS VPN Client Information Disclosure via UNC Path proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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