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CVE-2022-29320: 
MiniTool Partition Wizard vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

MiniTool Partition Wizard v12.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability (CVE-2022-29320) discovered on May 20, 2022. This vulnerability affects the software's service path configuration and allows local attackers to escalate privileges to the system level (NVD, AttackerKB).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists due to an unquoted service path in MiniTool Partition Wizard v12.0. The CVSS v3.1 Base Score is 7.8 (High), with the following metrics: Attack Vector: Local, Attack Complexity: Low, Privileges Required: Low, User Interaction: None, Scope: Unchanged, and Impact scores for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability all rated as High (AttackerKB).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers with local access to escalate their privileges to the system level, potentially gaining complete control over the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The primary mitigation is to ensure service paths are properly quoted in the system configuration. Administrators should verify and correct the service path configuration for MiniTool Partition Wizard installations (Exploit-DB).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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Published date

CVE-2023-38352HIGH8.1
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoNoSep 19, 2023
CVE-2023-38351HIGH8.1
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoNoSep 19, 2023
CVE-2022-29320HIGH7.8
  • MiniTool Partition WizardMiniTool Partition Wizard
  • cpe:2.3:a:minitool:partition_wizard
NoYesMay 20, 2022

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