CVE-2022-45988

HIGH

starsoftcomm CooCare < 5.364 - Privilege Escalation via Crafted File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-45988. PoCs published by happy0717.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in StarSoftComm HP CooCare by exploiting an unquoted service path. The attacker can place a malicious executable in C:\Program.exe, which gets executed with SYSTEM privileges when the vulnerable service starts.

Description

starsoftcomm CooCare 5.304 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file upload.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by happy0717 · poc
https://github.com/happy0717/CVE-2022-45988

This PoC demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in StarSoftComm HP CooCare by exploiting an unquoted service path. The attacker can place a malicious executable in C:\Program.exe, which gets executed with SYSTEM privileges when the vulnerable service starts.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: StarSoftComm HP CooCare < v5.364
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the local system · Ability to place files in C:\ · Vulnerable service (WinAppMgmt) installed and configured with an unquoted path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
starsoftcomm/coocare < 5.364
Published Mar 03, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026