CVE-2022-43997

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:aternity:aternity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269

21 Nov 2024, 07:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El control de acceso incorrecto en el agente de Aternity en Riverbed Aternity antes de 12.1.4.27 permite la escalada de privilegios locales. Hay un identificador insuficientemente protegido para el proceso del SYSTEM A180AG.exe con derechos PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS.
References	~~() https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 21:17

Updated : 2025-04-01 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-43997

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43997

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-43997

JSON object : View

Products Affected

aternity

aternity

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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