Web server runs as root

published 2022-06-22 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-35603

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Bosch Ethernet switch PRA-ES8P2S with software version 1.01.05 runs its web server with root privilege. In combination with CVE-2022-23534 this could give an attacker root access to the switch.

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

Affected products

Bosch PRA-ES8P2S

Classification

Weakness

CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt.bosch.com /security-advisories/BOSCH-SA-247052-BT.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-32535
NVD CVE-2022-32535

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Summary