Advisory Details

March 9th, 2022

Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT Password Change Command Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-23266
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Azure Defender for IoT
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Azure Defender for IoT. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the password change mechanism. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23266
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2021-12-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-03-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Simon Zuckerbraun - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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