CVE-2022-29505
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 · uneditedDue to build misconfiguration in openssl dependency, LINE for Windows before 7.8 is vulnerable to DLL injection that could lead to privilege escalation.
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 confidenceLINE for Windows versions before 7.8 contain a build misconfiguration in their OpenSSL dependency that allows DLL injection attacks, potentially enabling privilege escalation. An attacker with local access could exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in a location where the application loads libraries from, achieving elevated privileges.
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< 7.8CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed LINE for Windows versionOpen Windows Settings > Apps & Features, find LINE, and note the version number. Or right-click the LINE desktop shortcut, select Properties, and check the Details tab for version info.Affected if Version is below 7.8 (e.g., 7.7, 7.6, etc.)
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Locate LINE application installation directoryRight-click the LINE shortcut or executable, select Properties, and check the 'Open file location' path. Default is typically C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\LINE\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\LINE\Affected if Application directory path is found and version is below 7.8
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Verify OpenSSL DLL files exist in LINE directoryNavigate to the LINE installation folder identified in step 2 and look for OpenSSL-related DLL files (commonly libssl.dll, libcrypto.dll, or similar OpenSSL library files).Affected if OpenSSL DLL files are present in the LINE application directory and version is below 7.8
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Check directory permissions for write accessRight-click the LINE installation folder, select Properties > Security tab, and verify which users or groups have Write or Modify permissions. Use icacls.exe from command line for detailed ACLs.Affected if Non-admin users or untrusted accounts have Write or Modify permissions to the LINE application directory
User is affected if LINE for Windows version is below 7.8 AND the application directory or subdirectories are writable by users with lower privileges than the LINE process.
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.
dbcve · scoped7.8
Update LINE for Windows to version 7.8 or later to obtain the patched build. Additionally, restrict file system permissions to prevent unauthorized users from writing to application directories.
7.8
- Upgrade LINE for Windows to version 7.8 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2022-29505 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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