Privilege escalation in Aternity
CVE-2022-43997
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
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: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-43997?
- CVE-2022-43997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aternity, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-43997?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.