CVE-2022-43997 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM due to insufficiently protected process handles in the Aternity agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43997?
CVE-2022-43997 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aternity Aternity.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43997 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43997 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w89-223r-7hm3.