# CVE-2022-32535: Web server runs as root

> The web server runs with root privileges, allowing attackers to gain root access when combined with another vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-93px-rpm7-wc98

## What is CVE-2022-32535?

CVE-2022-32535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bosch PRA-ES8P2S, published on 22 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Bosch Ethernet switch PRA-ES8P2S with software version 1.01.05 runs its web server with root privilege. In combination with CVE-2022-23534 this could give an attacker root access to the switch.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32535?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bosch Pra-Es8p2s Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bosch PRA-ES8P2S

- [CVE-2022-32534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32534/): OS Command Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-32536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32536/): Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bosch PRA-ES8P2S, published on 22 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bosch PRA-ES8P2S. 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-2022-32535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.