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CVE-2022-40298

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Crestron AirMedia for Windows before 5.5.1.84 has insecure inherited permissions, which leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability found in the AirMedia Windows Application, version 4.3.1.39. A low privileged user can initiate a repair of the system and gain a SYSTEM level shell.

Affected products

• Crestron Airmedia: 4.3.1.39

References

• https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories
• https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf
• https://www.crestron.com/Security/Security_Advisories
• https://www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdf

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