CVE-2022-26238
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 · uneditedThe default privileges for the running service Normand Service Manager in Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance v2.0.12.1 and prior allows non-privileged users to overwrite and manipulate executables and libraries. This allows attackers to access sensitive data.
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 · high confidenceThe Normand Service Manager in Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance v2.0.12.1 and prior runs with elevated privileges but allows non-privileged users to overwrite its executables and libraries. This enables attackers to replace these files with malicious versions and execute code in the security context of the service, leading to sensitive data access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 2.0.12.1CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Remisol Advance is installedLook for Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance in Windows Add/Remove Programs, or check common installation directories such as Program Files for a folder named Remisol Advance or similar Beckman Coulter softwareAffected if Remisol Advance is found on the system
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Determine the installed versionLocate the installation directory and check for version information in the application metadata, README, or executable properties. Compare the version number to 2.0.12.1Affected if The installed version is 2.0.12.1 or lower, or if no version number can be determined but the software is present
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Locate the Normand Service Manager executableSearch the Remisol Advance installation directory for executables related to the service manager, such as files containing 'Normand', 'Service', or 'Manager' in the filenameAffected if The Normand Service Manager executable is found in the installation
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Verify file permissions on service executables and librariesUse icacls or accesschk to examine write permissions on the identified service executable and associated DLL/library files. Check which users or groups have Write or WriteDAC permissionsAffected if Non-privileged users or groups (other than Administrators and SYSTEM) have Write permission to the service executables or libraries
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Check the service configuration and privilegesRun 'sc query' and 'sc qc' for any service related to Remisol Advance or Normand to determine the service name, then check the service's binary path and startup typeAffected if A service associated with Remisol Advance runs with elevated privileges and its executable is writable by non-privileged users
The environment is affected if Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance version 2.0.12.1 or lower is installed AND the Normand Service Manager executables or libraries are writable by non-privileged users, allowing potential privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict file system permissions on the service's executables and libraries to prevent write access by non-privileged users, and ensure the service runs with the minimum necessary privileges.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-26238 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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