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CVE-2022-28225:
Yandex Browser vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-28225 is a local privilege vulnerability discovered in Yandex Browser for Windows versions prior to 22.3.3.684. The vulnerability was identified and reported by security researcher Xi-tauw, and was officially disclosed on June 15, 2022. This security flaw allows a local, low-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (NVD, Yandex BugBounty).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating its significant severity level. This elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the browser's core functionality, requiring local access to exploit (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive system resources and data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was addressed in Yandex Browser version 22.3.3.684. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security flaw (Yandex BugBounty).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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