CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-28944

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.41%

69th percentile - higher than 69% of all known CVEs

Summary

Multiple EMCO Software products (MSI Package Builder, Remote Installer, Ping Monitor, Remote Shutdown, WakeOnLan, Network Inventory, Network Software Scanner, UnLock IT) are affected by CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check. The Updater component downloads code without integrity verification, allowing remote code execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full control of the system if a user triggers an update of an affected installation. The risk includes malware installation, data theft, or complete workstation compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately block updates for affected EMCO Software products until patches are released. Implement integrity verification mechanisms (e.g., digital signatures) for downloaded files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Certain EMCO Software products are affected by: CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check. This affects MSI Package Builder for Windows 9.1.4 and Remote Installer for Windows 6.0.13 and Ping Monitor for Windows 8.0.18 and Remote Shutdown for Windows 7.2.2 and WakeOnLan 2.0.8 and Network Inventory for Windows 5.8.22 and Network Software Scanner for Windows 2.0.8 and UnLock IT for Windows 6.1.1. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: Updater. The attack vector is: To exploit this vulnerability, a user must trigger an update of an affected installation of EMCO Software. ¶¶ Multiple products from EMCO Software are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability during the update process.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS