Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29849
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Progress OpenEdge before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9, certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application were susceptible to privilege escalation. If exploited, a local attacker could elevate their privileges and compromise the affected system.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.progress.com/openedge x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849 x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-available x_refsource_MISC
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-Available x_refsource_MISC