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CVE-2022-28226: 
Yandex Browser vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Local privilege vulnerability in Yandex Browser for Windows prior to 22.3.3.801 allows a local, low privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges (Yandex BugBounty, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-28226 and affects Yandex Browser versions prior to 22.3.3.801 on Windows systems. The issue allows local attackers with low privileges to escalate their privileges and execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability enables a local attacker to elevate their privileges from a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code with higher system privileges, potentially compromising the security of the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Yandex Browser version 22.3.3.801. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Yandex BugBounty).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Xi-tauw and was acknowledged by Yandex through their bug bounty program, leading to the issuance of CVE-2022-28226 (Yandex BugBounty).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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