Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2022 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2022-41992
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in PowerISO from PowerISO. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the VHD File Format parsing CXSPARSE record functionality of PowerISO PowerISO 8.3. A specially-crafted file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. A victim needs to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H