HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2022-24701
HIGH

CVE-2022-24701

CWE-120Published: June 2, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0. A buffer overflow in national.txt processing allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly achieve code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-24701 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

winaprs1 product(s)
winaprs
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://www.coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blog/hacking-ham-radio-winaprs-part1
ADVISORYhttps://www.coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blog/hacking-ham-radio-winaprs-part1

All References (4)

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https://winaprs.com/Product
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https://www.coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blog/hacking-ham-radio-winaprs-part1Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://winaprs.com/Product
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https://www.coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blog/hacking-ham-radio-winaprs-part1Exploit · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2022-24701
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-120
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 2, 2022

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2022-24701 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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