CVE-2022-38633
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 · uneditedGenymotion Desktop v3.2.1 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability which allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via a crafted binary.
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 confidenceGenymotion Desktop v3.2.1 is vulnerable to DLL hijacking, where a specially crafted malicious DLL can be loaded by the application due to insecure DLL search path handling. This allows local attackers to escalate privileges to higher levels and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the running application.
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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= 3.2.1CVSS 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
- 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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Confirm Genymotion Desktop installationSearch for Genymotion Desktop in installed programs or locate the executable (commonly in Program Files or a custom installation directory)Affected if Genymotion Desktop is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionRight-click the Genymotion Desktop executable, select Properties, and check the File Version field, or use the application's About/Help menu to view version informationAffected if The version displayed is exactly 3.2.1
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Verify application directory permissionsRight-click the Genymotion installation folder in File Explorer, go to Properties > Security, and check if standard users or low-privilege accounts have Write or Modify permissionsAffected if The application directory is writable by users with lower privileges than the application runs with
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Check for malicious DLLs in application directoryList all DLL files in the Genymotion Desktop installation directory and examine any unexpected or suspiciously named DLLs that do not belong to the applicationAffected if Unexpected DLL files are present in the application directory that could indicate attempted hijacking
A user is affected if Genymotion Desktop version 3.2.1 is installed and its installation directory is writable by lower-privilege users, allowing potential DLL hijacking.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of Genymotion Desktop if available, or implement secure DLL search path configuration (using SetDllDirectory or SafeDllSearchMode) and ensure the application directory is not writable by low-privilege users.
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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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- 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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