CVE-2022-45608 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published 1 Mar 2023 Updated 9 Jul 2026

Low-privileged users can escalate to administrator roles by manipulating API parameters, requiring immediate patching for IoT platform security.

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-2022-45608?

CVE-2022-45608 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in ThingsBoard 3.4.1, allows low privileged attackers (CUSTOMER_USER) to gain escalated privileges (vertically) and become an Administrator (TENANT_ADMIN) or (SYS_ADMIN) on the web application. It is important to note that in order to accomplish this, the attacker must know the corresponding API's parameter (authority : value).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45608?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thingsboard Thingsboard.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-45608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86xc-fp29-26g2.