Actively exploited · Published Nov 8, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-31199
Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Auditor from Netwrix. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on July 11, 2023). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 36.0% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 1, 2023.
Official description
Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H