CVE-2022-43997 json
Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation.
published 2023-01-25 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-46960
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.
Patch / fix
- aternity aternity 12.1.4.27
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- winternl.com https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
winternl.com
/cve-2022-43997/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
gist.github.com
/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-43997
- NVD CVE-2022-43997
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