CVE-2022-28226

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: 2022-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-668

Description

Local privilege vulnerability in Yandex Browser for Windows prior to 22.3.3.801 allows a local, low privileged, attacker to execute arbitary code with the SYSTEM privileges through manipulating temporary files in directory with insecure permissions during Yandex Browser update process.

Affected products

Yandex N.V. Yandex Browser for desktop: before 22.3.3.801 — fixed in 22.3.3.801

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Yandex N.V. Yandex Browser for desktop 22.3.3.801. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser/
https://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser/

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