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CVE-2022-45770

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys in Adguard For Windows x86 through 7.11 allows local privilege escalation.

Affected products

• Adguard: before 7.12 — fixed in 7.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adguard 7.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://adguard.com/en/versions/windows/release.html#version-71140780
• https://github.com/Marsel-marsel/CVE-2022-45770
• https://hackmag.com/security/aguard-cve/
• https://xakep.ru/2023/01/27/aguard-cve/
• https://adguard.com/en/versions/windows/release.html#version-71140780
• https://github.com/Marsel-marsel/CVE-2022-45770
• https://hackmag.com/security/aguard-cve/
• https://xakep.ru/2023/01/27/aguard-cve/

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