# CVE-2022-0997: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception

> Local administrators can modify script files to execute arbitrary commands as root upon subsequent root logon in Fidelis Network and Deception.

- **Severity:** Low 3.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h9q9-m372-392h

## What is CVE-2022-0997?

CVE-2022-0997 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fidelis Deception, published on 17 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, and Sensor components of Fidelis Network and Deception enables an attacker with local, administrative access to the CLI to modify affected script files, which could result in arbitrary commands being run as root upon subsequent logon by a root user. The vulnerability is present in Fidelis Network and Deception versions prior to 9.4.5. Patches and updates are available to address this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0997?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fidelissecurity Deception, Fidelissecurity Network.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Fidelis Network and Deception - Insecure File Permissions Privilege Escalation (github_poc): https://github.com/henryreed/CVE-2022-0997

## Other vulnerabilities in Fidelis Deception

- [CVE-2021-35047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35047/): Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-35049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35049/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-35048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35048/): Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24388/): Authenticated Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-24389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24389/): Authenticated Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0997 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0997 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fidelis Deception, published on 17 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fidelis Deception. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0997/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0997/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0997
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0997
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0997

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0997/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.