CVE-2022-1984 Deserialization in HYPR Windows WFA

Medium 4.5 Published Updated

Local authenticated attackers can elevate privileges via unsafe deserialization in HYPR Workforce Access for Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-1984?

CVE-2022-1984 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in HYPR Windows WFA, published on 19 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This issue affects: HYPR Windows WFA versions prior to 7.2; Unsafe Deserialization vulnerability in HYPR Workforce Access (WFA) before version 7.2 may allow local authenticated attackers to elevate privileges via a malicious serialized payload.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1984?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hypr Workforce Access.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2022-1984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jj9f-2mf3-f7x2.

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