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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-2145
Cloudlfare WARP Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Description
Cloudflare WARP client for Windows (up to v. 2022.5.309.0) allowed creation of mount points from its ProgramData folder. During installation of the WARP client, it was possible to escalate privileges and overwrite SYSTEM protected files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Patrick Murphy (@hackandpwn)
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Affected Vendor
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WARP
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1213
Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002
Stored Data Manipulation
Impact
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1222
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1005
Data from Local System
Collection
T1565
Data Manipulation
Impact
T1078
Valid Accounts
Persistence