CVE-2022-22187

JIMS: Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability via repair functionality

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 14, 2022 at 03:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsIdentity Management ServiceJuniper Identity Management Service

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Windows Installer framework used in the Juniper Networks Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) allows an unprivileged user to trigger a repair operation. Running a repair operation, in turn, will trigger a number of file operations in the %TEMP% folder of the user triggering the repair. Some of these operations will be performed from a SYSTEM context (started via the Windows Installer service), including the execution of temporary files. An attacker may be able to provide malicious binaries to the Windows Installer, which will be executed with high privilege, leading to a local privilege escalation. This issue affects Juniper Networks Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) versions prior to 1.4.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.4.0
Affected range stops below 1.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.4.0
Affected range stops below 1.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

CVSS

7.8HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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