CVE-2022-27502
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an...
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
- Record
CVE-2022-27502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
- Record
CVE-2022-27502- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32003 No score
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32003- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcfr-67qx-fpgv
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an...
RealVNC VNC Server 6.9.0 through 5.1.0 for Windows allows local privilege escalation because an installer repair operation executes %TEMP% files as SYSTEM.
- Record
GHSA-fcfr-67qx-fpgv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | alirezac0/CVE-2022-27502 | 2022-10-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Realvnc Vnc Server, published June 10, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.