PT-2023-14422 · Riverbed · Riverbed Aternity

Winternl · Published 2023-01-25 · Updated 2025-04-01 · CVE-2022-43997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Riverbed Aternity versions prior to 12.1.4.27

Description The issue is related to incorrect access control in the Aternity agent, allowing for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS ALL ACCESS rights.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.1.4.27, update to version 12.1.4.27 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-43997

Affected Products

Riverbed Aternity

References · 6

• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43997 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57003 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117229 · Telegram Post