CVE-2022-24389 Authenticated Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception

High 8.8 Published 17 May 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Authenticated users can inject root-level commands via the CLI, enabling privilege escalation and code execution on Fidelis Network and Deception components.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-24389?

CVE-2022-24389 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fidelis Deception, published on 17 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in rconfig “cert_utils” enables an attacker with user level access to the CLI to inject root level commands into Fidelis Network and Deception CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, and Sandbox components as well as neighboring Fidelis components. 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-77, CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24389?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fidelissecurity Deception, Fidelissecurity Network.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-24389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x85m-w6hg-669m.