# CVE-2022-31199: Netwrix Auditor Insecure Object Deserialization

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM via deserialization flaws in the Netwrix Auditor video recording component.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 11 Jul 2023 (CISA KEV), used in ransomware
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3rc-wfgg-r544

## What is CVE-2022-31199?

CVE-2022-31199 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31199?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netwrix Auditor.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 1 Aug 2023.

## Is CVE-2022-31199 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-31199 in the wild since at least 11 Jul 2023, including in ransomware campaigns.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/developerfred/CVE-2022-31199 (github_poc): https://github.com/developerfred/CVE-2022-31199

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-14969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14969/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31199 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31199 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-31199 in the wild since at least 11 Jul 2023, including in ransomware campaigns.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2022-31199/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31199/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31199
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31199
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31199

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31199/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.