CVE-2022-45929

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Published Jun 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Northern.tech Mender 3.3.x before 3.3.2, 3.5.x before 3.5.0, and 3.6.x before 3.6.0 has Incorrect Access Control and allows users to change their roles and could allow privilege escalation from a low-privileged read-only user to a high-privileged user.

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	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

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% (0.384% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://mender.io/blog/cve-2022-45929-cve-2022-41324-improper-access-control-for-low-privileged-users
https://northern.tech

History

Feb 25, 2026 6:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Northern.tech Northern.tech mender
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:northern.tech:mender:3.3.2:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Northern.tech Northern.tech mender
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Northern.tech Mender

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM
Reserved: Nov 27, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:24 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

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