VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-29849
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- progress/openedge
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-AvailablePatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-availablePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.progress.com/openedgeProduct
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-AvailablePatch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-availablePatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.progress.com/openedgeProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.