CVE-2022-0997
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Fidelis
Description
Improper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, and Sensor components of Fidelis Network and Deception enables an attacker with local, administrative access to the CLI to modify affected script files, which could result in arbitrary commands being run as root upon subsequent logon by a root user. The vulnerability is present in Fidelis Network and Deception versions prior to 9.4.5. Patches and updates are available to address this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| FidelisCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.9.
Weakness
Affected products
Fidelis Cybersecurity · Fidelis Network
- affected Fidelis Network – < 9.4.5
Fidelis Cybersecurity · Fidelis Deception
- affected Fidelis Deception – < 9.4.5
What to do
Solution: Apply patches or upgrade to latest version
Exploitation: Root level access
References (1)
- https://fidelissecurity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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