Auth bypass in Ysoft Safeq
CVE-2022-23862
A Local Privilege Escalation issue was discovered in Y Soft SAFEQ 6 Build 53. The SafeQ JMX service running on port 9696 is vulnerable to JMX MLet attacks. Because the service did not enforce authentication and was running under the "NT Authority\System" user, an attacker is able to use the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code and elevate to the system user.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ysoft Safeq — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ysoft.com (Product)
- github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2022-23862 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2022-23862/blob/main/SafeQ - CVE-2022-23862.pdf (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23862?
- CVE-2022-23862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ysoft Safeq, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23862?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23862 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.