CVE-2022-23862 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit an unauthenticated JMX service to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges to system level.

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

What is CVE-2022-23862?

CVE-2022-23862 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ysoft Safeq.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23862 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-23862 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-32xq-phr2-qq8x.

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