Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-23511
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in amazon-cloudwatch-agent from aws. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A privilege escalation issue exists within the Amazon CloudWatch Agent for Windows, software for collecting metrics and logs from Amazon EC2 instances and on-premises servers, in versions up to and including v1.247354. When users trigger a repair of the Agent, a pop-up window opens with SYSTEM permissions. Users with administrative access to affected hosts may use this to create a new command prompt as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. To trigger this issue, the third party must be able to access the affected host and elevate their privileges such that they're able to trigger the agent repair process. They must also be able to install the tools required to trigger the issue. This issue does not affect the CloudWatch Agent for macOS or Linux. Agent users should upgrade to version 1.247355 of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue. There is no recommended work around. Affected users must update the installed version of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent | 1.247355.0 | GHSA-j8x2-2m5w-j939 |
| Go | github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent | 1.247355.0 | GO-2022-1160 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aws | amazon-cloudwatch-agent | < 1.247355 |
Weakness: CWE-274 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L