Imagecast XOperating system · Dominionvoting

CVE-2022-1739

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The tested version of Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X does not validate application signatures to a trusted root certificate. Use of a trusted root certificate ensures software installed on a device is traceable to, or verifiable against, a cryptographic key provided by the manufacturer to detect tampering. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to install malicious code, which could also be spread to other vulnerable ImageCast X devices via removable media.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The ImageCast X voting device fails to validate application signatures against a trusted root certificate, allowing software installation without verification that it originated from the manufacturer or hasn't been tampered with. This enables attackers to install malicious code that could also spread to other vulnerable devices via removable media.

MitigationImplement cryptographic signature validation for all applications and firmware updates, verifying against a trusted root certificate store provided by the manufacturer before execution.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Imagecast XOperating system
Affected:all versions= 5.5.10.30= 5.5.10.32

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if the system is a Dominion Voting ImageCast X device
    Locate the device model information through system inventory, device labeling, or management interface documentation
    Affected if The system is not an ImageCast X device (different product line)
  2. Determine the installed ImageCast X firmware version
    Access the device's system information, firmware management interface, or voting system audit logs to retrieve the current software version
    Affected if The device is an ImageCast X and runs any firmware version (vulnerability affects all versions)
  3. Inspect application signature validation configuration
    Examine the device's security or application management settings for any option controlling code signing verification or signature validation before software installation
    Affected if Signature validation is disabled, not configured, or the device lacks such a setting entirely (unprotected state)
  4. Verify the presence and configuration of trusted root certificates
    Check the device's certificate store for a configured manufacturer root certificate used for validating application signatures
    Affected if No trusted root certificate store exists, certificates are missing, or the validation chain cannot be established

A user is affected if they are running any version of Dominion Voting ImageCast X and the device does not validate application signatures against a trusted root certificate before allowing software installation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement cryptographic signature validation for all applications and firmware updates, verifying against a trusted root certificate store provided by the manufacturer before execution.

Fix this in Imagecast X Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation12.0 h
  • Implementation40.0 h
  • Testing24.0 h
  • Review / QA16.0 h
92.0 hours of engineering $16,080
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