HighCVE-2022-27438

    Caphyon Advanced Installer: Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-27438)

    Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    Caphyon Ltd Advanced Installer 19.3 and earlier and many products that use the updater from Advanced Installer (Advanced Updater) are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability via the CustomDetection parameter in the update check function. To exploit this vulnerability, a user must start an affected installation to trigger the update check.

    Update Caphyon Advanced Installer to version 19.4, Synaptics Displaylink USB Graphics to version 10.3.6400.0.

    Affected
    • Caphyon Advanced Installer lt *..19.4
    • 3CX Call Flow Designer eq 18.2.13..18.2.13
    • 3CX CRM Template Generator eq 2.1.23..2.1.23
    • Boomtv Streamer Portal eq 2.2.1..2.2.1
    • Codesector Direct Folders eq 4.0..4.0
    • Codesector Teracopy eq 3.8.5..3.8.5
    • Emeditor eq 21.3.0..21.3.0
    • Flamory eq 4.2.19.0..4.2.19.0
    • Free Snipping Tool eq 5.6.0.0..5.6.0.0
    • Fxsound eq 1.1.12.0..1.1.12.0
    • Gainedge Better Explorer eq 2020.3.15.1304..2020.3.15.1304
    • Gamecaster eq 4.0.2109.2802..4.0.2109.2802
    • Mailbird eq 2.9.50.0..2.9.50.0
    • Guzogo eq 1.0.5.0..1.0.5.0
    • Honeygain eq 0.10.7.0..0.10.7.0
    • Jki Vi Package Manager eq 21.1.2754..21.1.2754
    • Jpsoft Take Command eq 28.2.18..28.2.18
    • Krylack Archive Password Recovery eq 3.70.69..3.70.69
    • Krylack Asterisks Password Decryptor eq 3.31.107..3.31.107
    • Krylack Burning Suite eq 1.20.05..1.20.05
    • Krylack Rar Password Recovery eq 3.70.69..3.70.69
    • Krylack Volume Serial Number Editor eq 2.02.34..2.02.34
    • Krylack Zip Password Recovery eq 3.70.69..3.70.69
    • Moonsoftware Password Agent eq 20.10.1..20.10.1
    • Nefarius Scptoolkit eq 1.6.238.16010..1.6.238.16010
    • Plagiarism Checker X eq 8.0.6..8.0.6
    • Prusa3D PrusaSlicer eq 2.4.2..2.4.2
    • RealDefense Mycleanid eq 4.1.4..4.1.4
    • RealDefense Mycleanpc eq 4.0.2..4.0.2
    • RealDefense Mypasslock eq 1.9.6..1.9.6
    • Rovio Angry Birds Space eq 1.4.1..1.4.1
    • Rovio Bad Piggies eq 1.3.0..1.3.0
    • Synaptics Displaylink USB Graphics lt *..10.3.6400.0
    • Urban VPN eq 2.2.5..2.2.5
    • Vigembus Driver eq 1.16.116..1.16.116
    • Vpnhood eq 2.4.299..2.4.299
    • Vrdesktop Virtual Desktop Streamer eq 1.20.16..1.20.16
    • Xsplit Express Video Editor eq 3.0.2001.801..3.0.2001.801
    • Rstinstruments Vw0420 Firmware eq 1.33.0..1.33.0
    • Rstinstruments Inclinalysis Digital Inclinometer eq 2.48.9..2.48.9
    • Rstinstruments Ipi Utility eq 1.05.0..1.05.0
    • Rstinstruments Rstar Rtu Host eq 1.33.0..1.33.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2011 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2011b Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2040 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2050 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2050b Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2055b Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2306 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2350 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt2485 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dt4205 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dtsaa Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Ic6560 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Ic6660 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Dtl201b\/2b Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Mtcm Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Gaa2820 Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Rtu Firmware eq 1.19.4.0..1.19.4.0
    • Rstinstruments Mems Tilt Meter Firmware eq 1.20.1..1.20.1
    • Rstinstruments Portable Tilt Meter Firmware eq 1.20.1..1.20.1
    • Rstinstruments Th2016 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Th2016b Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Ma7 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Qb120 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Sg350 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Ir420 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments Lp100 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    • Rstinstruments C109 Firmware eq 1.4.0.2..1.4.0.2
    Fixed in
    • Caphyon Advanced Installer 19.4
    • Synaptics Displaylink USB Graphics 10.3.6400.0

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    Metrics

    8.1

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    8.1

    CVSS v3

    Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org

    2.1 %

    EPSS score

    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 81.7

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    Severity
    High
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    94.79 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    8.1 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    8.1
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    2.1 %
    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    81.7
    Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    Caphyon Ltd Advanced Installer 19.3 and earlier and many products that use the updater from Advanced Installer (Advanced Updater) are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability via the CustomDetection parameter in the update check function. To exploit this vulnerability, a user must start an affected installation to trigger the update check.

    Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    3cxcall_flow_designer
    • 18.2.13
    • —
    3cxcrm_template_generator
    • 2.1.23
    • —
    boomboomtv_streamer_portal
    • 2.2.1
    • —
    caphyonadvanced_installer
    • < 19.4
    • 19.4
    codesectordirect_folders
    • 4.0
    • —
    codesectorteracopy
    • 3.8.5
    • —
    emeditoremeditor
    • 21.3.0
    • —
    flamoryflamory
    • 4.2.19.0
    • —
    freesnippingtoolfree_snipping_tool
    • 5.6.0.0
    • —
    fxsoundfxsound
    • 1.1.12.0
    • —
    gainedgebetter_explorer
    • 2020.3.15.1304
    • —
    gamecastergamecaster
    • 4.0.2109.2802
    • —
    getmailbirdmailbird
    • 2.9.50.0
    • —
    guzogoguzogo
    • 1.0.5.0
    • —
    honeygainhoneygain
    • 0.10.7.0
    • —
    jkivi_package_manager
    • 21.1.2754
    • —
    jpsofttake_command
    • 28.2.18
    • —
    krylackarchive_password_recovery
    • 3.70.69
    • —
    krylackasterisks_password_decryptor
    • 3.31.107
    • —
    krylackburning_suite
    • 1.20.05
    • —
    krylackrar_password_recovery
    • 3.70.69
    • —
    krylackvolume_serial_number_editor
    • 2.02.34
    • —
    krylackzip_password_recovery
    • 3.70.69
    • —
    moonsoftwarepassword_agent
    • 20.10.1
    • —
    nefariusscptoolkit
    • 1.6.238.16010
    • —
    plagiarismcheckerxplagiarism_checker_x
    • 8.0.6
    • —
    prusa3dprusaslicer
    • 2.4.2
    • —
    realdefensemycleanid
    • 4.1.4
    • —
    realdefensemycleanpc
    • 4.0.2
    • —
    realdefensemypasslock
    • 1.9.6
    • —
    rovioangry_birds_space
    • 1.4.1
    • —
    roviobad_piggies
    • 1.3.0
    • —
    rstinstrumentsinclinalysis_digital_inclinometer
    • 2.48.9
    • —
    rstinstrumentsipi_utility
    • 1.05.0
    • —
    synapticsdisplaylink_usb_graphics
    • < 10.3.6400.0
    • 10.3.6400.0
    urban-vpnurban_vpn
    • 2.2.5
    • —
    vigemvigembus_driver
    • 1.16.116
    • —
    vpnhoodvpnhood
    • 2.4.299
    • —
    vrdesktopvirtual_desktop_streamer
    • 1.20.16
    • —
    xsplitxsplit_express_video_editor
    • 3.0.2001.801
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Otherrstinstrumentsc109_firmware1.4.0.2
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2011_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2011b_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2040_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2050_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2050b_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2055b_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2306_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2350_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt2485_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdt4205_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdtl201b\/2b_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsdtsaa_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsgaa2820_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsic6560_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsic6660_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsir420_firmware1.4.0.2
    Otherrstinstrumentslp100_firmware1.4.0.2
    Otherrstinstrumentsma7_firmware1.4.0.2
    Otherrstinstrumentsmems_tilt_meter_firmware1.20.1
    Otherrstinstrumentsmtcm_firmware1.19.4.0
    Otherrstinstrumentsportable_tilt_meter_firmware1.20.1
    Otherrstinstrumentsqb120_firmware1.4.0.2
    Otherrstinstrumentsrstar_rtu_host1.33.0

    References & sources

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

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      2 individual changes: Reference, Reference type

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Referenceremoved
      http://caphyon.com
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      Reference typeremoved
      http://caphyon.com Types: Product
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      Source identifier: cve@mitre.org

    2. Record modifiedMITRE

      2 individual changes: Reference, Reference type

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Referenceremoved
      http://advanced.com
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      Reference typeremoved
      http://advanced.com Types: Product
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      Source identifier: cve@mitre.org

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