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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-50913 is a local privilege-escalation issue in ITEC TCQ involving the ITeCProteccioAppServer.exe service path. A user who already has local access could potentially gain elevated system privileges after a service restart or reboot. It is not described as remotely exploitable.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where TCQ is installed on shared workstations, build machines, or servers with local user access. It is less urgent than internet-facing remote code execution, but it can turn a limited account compromise into full system control.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-428, an unquoted Windows service path. The CVE states ITeCProteccioAppServer has an unquoted service path that lets a local, low-privileged attacker place a malicious executable in the service path and gain elevated execution when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Windows systems running ITEC TCQ with the affected ITeCProteccioAppServer service configuration. Affected versions are listed as unknown, so asset discovery is important.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB entry is referenced, but the provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires local privileges and a service restart or reboot condition.
Researcher notes
The record has useful vulnerability details but incomplete product-version data. Sources identify TCQ and ITeCProteccioAppServer.exe, CVSS 4.0 score 8.5, CWE-428, and a public ExploitDB reference. No vendor patch details or active exploitation evidence are provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify TCQ installations and systems running ITeCProteccioAppServer.exe.
- Check vendor guidance for fixed versions or supported configuration changes.
- Restrict low-privileged write access to service path directories.
- Review and correct unquoted service paths through approved Windows administration processes.
- Prioritize systems used by many users or with shared local access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Windows hosts for ITEC TCQ and the ITeCProteccioAppServer service.
- Verify whether the service executable path is quoted correctly.
- Review permissions on each directory in the service path.
- Confirm whether low-privileged users can write to path locations.
- Document TCQ version details because affected versions are not specified.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.5 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.5HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-50902CVE reference · exploit
- Vendor HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: TCQ - 'ITeCProteccioAppServer.exe' Unquoted Service PathCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Unquoted Search Path or Element
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