CVE-2022-22704 json
The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly exp…
published 2022-01-06 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27847
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.
Patch / fix
- zabbix zabbix-agent2 5.4.9
- zabbix Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +8 more 5.4.9-r1
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-22704
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Exploit prediction
1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gitlab.alpinelinux.org https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-909 Missing Initialization of Resource
References
-
gitlab.alpinelinux.org
/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-22704
- NVD CVE-2022-22704
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