CVE-2022-25153: ITarian - Local privilege escalation in Endpoint Manager agent on Windows

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-275

Description

The ITarian Endpoint Manage Communication Client, prior to version 6.43.41148.21120, is compiled using insecure OpenSSL settings. Due to this setting, a malicious actor with low privileges access to a system can escalate his privileges to SYSTEM abusing an insecure openssl.conf lookup.

Affected products

ITarian Endpoint Manager Communication Client for Windows: before 7.0.42012.22030 — fixed in 7.0.42012.22030

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ITarian Endpoint Manager Communication Client for Windows 7.0.42012.22030. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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