Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50929
Connectify Hotspot 2018 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its ConnectifyService executable that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.
Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 14, 2026 · Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50929. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot is installed.
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- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.20%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot 2018
Connectify Hotspot 2018 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its ConnectifyService executable that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
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- vendor Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot 20182018
How to fix CVE-2022-50929
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
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Advisory
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Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50929. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Connectify Inc Connectify Hotspot 2018 2018. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Connectify Hotspot 2018 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its ConnectifyService executable that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Connectify Hotspot 2018 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its ConnectifyService executable that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50929
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50929
30-day exploitation probability 0.20%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2620
Connectify Hotspot 2018 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its ConnectifyService executable that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Connectify\ConnectifyService.exe' to i
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026