What is CVE-2022-31199?

CVE-2022-31199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netwrix Auditor, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-31199?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-31199 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-31199 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-11), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Deserialization in Netwrix Auditor

CVE-2022-31199

Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published 2022-11-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.360 (98.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.360 · newest: 0.360 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Netwrix Auditor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2023-07-11. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2023-08-01.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bishopfox.com/blog/netwrix-auditor-advisory (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31199?: CVE-2022-31199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netwrix Auditor, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-31199?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31199 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-31199 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-11), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.