CVE-2022-29614 Privilege escalation in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, AS Java, ABAP Platform and HANA Database

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker can exploit the sapuxuserchk helper program to escalate privileges, causing significant availability impact on SAP NetWeaver systems.

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

What is CVE-2022-29614?

CVE-2022-29614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, AS Java, ABAP Platform and HANA Database, published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP startservice - of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, Application Server Java, ABAP Platform and HANA Database - versions KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, 7.87, 7.88, KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, SAPHOSTAGENT 7.22, - on Unix systems, s-bit helper program sapuxuserchk, can be abused physically resulting in a privilege escalation of an attacker leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity, but a profound impact on availability.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29614?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sap Host Agent, Sap Netweaver Abap.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-29614 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3367-hvxp-fpp7.