CVE-2022-43997

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Published Jan 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aternity:aternity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46960	Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.342% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741
https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/

History

Apr 1, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Aternity Aternity

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 1, 2025, 3:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 1, 2025, 3:24 PM
Reserved: Oct 29, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:47 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:47 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 26, 2023, 9:17 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

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