CVE-2022-2897

SYSTEM code execution via installer link overwrite

Published Aug 31, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

Link following in all versions of Measuresoft ScadaPro Server and Client allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The ScadaPro Server installer follows an attacker-created symbolic link and overwrites the link target during an elevated file operation. Low-privileged code execution on the host is required; successful exploitation replaces a protected file and gains SYSTEM execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link following in all versions of Measuresoft ScadaPro Server and Client allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The ScadaPro Server installer follows an attacker-created symbolic link and overwrites the link target during an elevated file operation. Low-privileged code execution on the host is required; successful exploitation replaces a protected file and gains SYSTEM execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2897
Published
Aug 31, 2022
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
Measuresoft
Product
ScadaPro
Classifications
CWE-59, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All Versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Measuresoft · ScadaProversion=All Versions

Published CVSS scores

7.8ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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