CVE-2022-50915
PTPublisher 2.3.4 - Unquoted Service Path
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
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
CVE List Score used
PTPublisher 2.3.4 - Unquoted Service Path
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
- Record
CVE-2022-50915- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2621
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2621- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8732-q5jv-75r3
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that...
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
- Record
GHSA-8732-q5jv-75r3- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PTPublisher 2.3.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PTProtect service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Primera Technology\PTPublisher\UsbFlashDongleService.exe' to inject malicious executables and gain system-level access.
- Record
CVE-2022-50915- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-50915 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Primera Ptpublisher, published January 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.