Local privilege escalation via unquoted service path
Published Jan 26, 2023 · Updated Mar 31, 2025
Unquoted service path handling in Dentsply Sirona Sidexis 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain local administrative privileges. Sidexis Service launches C:\Program Files\Sirona\SIDEXIS4\SidexisRestService.exe without quoting the path, while parent directories grant write access to Everyone. Local users need write access to those directories and execution of the service to run attacker-controlled code with the service account's local administrative rights.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted service path handling in Dentsply Sirona Sidexis 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain local administrative privileges. Sidexis Service launches C:\Program Files\Sirona\SIDEXIS4\SidexisRestService.exe without quoting the path, while parent directories grant write access to Everyone. Local users need write access to those directories and execution of the service to run attacker-controlled code with the service account's local administrative rights.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-44264
- Published
- Jan 26, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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