{"id":"CVE-2022-50938","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"CONTPAQi® AdminPAQ 14.0.0 - Unquoted Service Path","description":"CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.","publishedAt":"2026-01-13T22:52:03.138Z","updatedAt":"2026-01-14T15:24:09.078Z","severity":{"score":8.5,"label":"High","version":"4.0","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","source":"VulnCheck"},"assigner":"VulnCheck","products":["Contpaqi CONTPAQ AdminPAQ"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Contpaqi","product":"CONTPAQ AdminPAQ","versions":[{"version":"14.0.0","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50690","https://www.contpaqi.com/descargas","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contpaqi-adminpaq-unquoted-service-path"],"weaknesses":["CWE-428"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:05:26.763Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50938.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2022-50938","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-01-13T22:52:03.138Z","dateUpdated":"2026-01-14T15:24:09.078Z","assignerShortName":"VulnCheck","assignerOrgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateReserved":"2026-01-11T13:34:26.330Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"CONTPAQi® AdminPAQ 14.0.0 - Unquoted Service Path","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Contpaqi","product":"CONTPAQ AdminPAQ","versions":[{"version":"14.0.0","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50690","name":"ExploitDB-50690","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.contpaqi.com/descargas","name":"CONTPAQi Official Software Download Page","tags":["product"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/contpaqi-adminpaq-unquoted-service-path","name":"VulnCheck Advisory: CONTPAQi® AdminPAQ 14.0.0 - Unquoted Service Path","tags":["third-party-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED"},"format":"CVSS"},{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-428","lang":"en","description":"Unquoted Search Path or Element","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"VulnCheck","orgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateUpdated":"2026-01-13T22:52:03.138Z"},"datePublic":"2022-01-16T00:00:00.000Z","credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Angel Canseco","type":"finder"}],"x_generator":{"engine":"vulncheck"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-01-14T15:24:01.797636Z","id":"CVE-2022-50938","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-01-14T15:24:09.078Z"}}]}}}