High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-40298
CVE-2022-40298
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.
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Affected products
2- Crestron/AirMedia for Windowsdescription
- Range: <5.5.1.84
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.crestron.com/Security/Security_AdvisoriesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.crestron.com/release_notes/airmedia_windows_installer_release_notes_5.5.1.84.pdfnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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