CVE-2022-29527
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CVE-2022-29527 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. Amazon AWS amazon-ssm-agent before 3.1.1208.0 creates a world-writable sudoers file, which allows local attackers to inject Sudo rules and escalate privileges to root. This occurs in certain situations involving a race condition.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Amazon AWS amazon-ssm-agent before 3.1.1208.0 creates a world-writable sudoers file, which allows local attackers to inject Sudo rules and escalate privileges to root. This occurs in certain situations involving a race condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Amazon Ssm Agent | < 3.1.1208.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196556Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent/commit/0fe8ae99b2ff25649c7b86d3bc05fc037400aca7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent/releases/tag/3.1.1208.0Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196556Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent/commit/0fe8ae99b2ff25649c7b86d3bc05fc037400aca7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/aws/amazon-ssm-agent/releases/tag/3.1.1208.0Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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