Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2022 · Assigned by Fidelis

CVE-2022-0997Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception

Low 3.9

In plain English

A low-severity incorrect default permissions in Fidelis Deception from Fidelis Cybersecurity. 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 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.9Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fidelis Cybersecurity	Fidelis Network	Fidelis Network – before 9.4.5
Fidelis Cybersecurity	Fidelis Deception	Fidelis Deception – before 9.4.5

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://fidelissecurity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411 x_refsource_CONFIRM