CVE-2022-23410

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

AXIS IP Utility before 4.18.0 allows for remote code execution and local privilege escalation by the means of DLL hijacking. IPUtility.exe would attempt to load DLLs from its current working directory which could allow for remote code execution if a compromised DLL would be placed in the same folder.

Affected products

Axis Communications AB AXIS IP Utility: before 4.18.0 — fixed in 4.18.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Axis Communications AB AXIS IP Utility 4.18.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/CVE-2022-23410.pdf
https://www.axis.com/files/tech_notes/CVE-2022-23410.pdf

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