CVE-2022-0237
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CVE-2022-0237 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Insight Agent | <= 3.1.2.38 |
References
- https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220225/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/n2dez/05d43c616f2b403e84ee55d4d7aab251Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220225/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/n2dez/05d43c616f2b403e84ee55d4d7aab251Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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