CVE-2022-48225

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

An issue was discovered in Acuant AcuFill SDK before 10.22.02.03. It is used to install drivers from several different vendors. The Gemalto Document Reader child installation process is vulnerable to DLL hijacking, because it attempts to execute (with elevated privileges) multiple non-existent DLLs out of a non-existent standard-user writable location.

Affected products

Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk: before 10.22.02.03 — fixed in 10.22.02.03

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gbgplc Acuant Acufill Sdk 10.22.02.03. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://acuant.com
https://hackandpwn.com/disclosures/CVE-2022-48225.pdf
https://acuant.com
https://hackandpwn.com/disclosures/CVE-2022-48225.pdf

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