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CVE-2022-0237

4.0 · MEDIUM

Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.ex…

Published Mar 17, 2022CWE-264EPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2022-0237 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdocs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220225/GitHubgist.github.com/n2dez/05d43c616f2b403e84ee55d4d7aab251Refdocs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220225/GitHubgist.github.com/n2dez/05d43c616f2b403e84ee55d4d7aab251

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0237?

CVE-2022-0237 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-0237?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-0237?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-0237?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-0237 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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