CVE-2022-4991
Tychon is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to OPENSSLDIR location
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.4 High
- Published
- Jun 1, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 1, 2026
Description
Tychon includes an OpenSSL component that specifies an OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user on Windows. Tychon contains a privileged service that uses this OpenSSL component. A user who can place a specially-crafted openssl.cnf file at an appropriate path may be able to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
TychonTychon |
|
References
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