CVE-2022-41796

Privilege escalation via installer DLL sideloading

Published Oct 24, 2022 · Updated May 7, 2025

Uncontrolled DLL loading in Sony Content Transfer (for Windows) 1.3 and earlier allows local users to execute code with installer privileges. The installer searches its own folder for a specific DLL and loads that file without constraining the search to a trusted location. Exploitation requires a user to place an attacker-supplied DLL beside the installer and then run the installer, after which the DLL executes with the installer's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled DLL loading in Sony Content Transfer (for Windows) 1.3 and earlier allows local users to execute code with installer privileges. The installer searches its own folder for a specific DLL and loads that file without constraining the search to a trusted location. Exploitation requires a user to place an attacker-supplied DLL beside the installer and then run the installer, after which the DLL executes with the installer's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-41796
Published
Oct 24, 2022
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
Sony Group Corporation
Product
Content Transfer (for Windows)
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Ver.1.3 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Sony Group Corporation · Content Transfer (for Windows)version=Ver.1.3 and prior

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8JPCERT/CCAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.002DLL Side-Loading

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