CVE-2022-43997

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:07 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAternity

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

PoC

Description

Incorrect access control in Aternity agent in Riverbed Aternity before 12.1.4.27 allows for local privilege escalation. There is an insufficiently protected handle to the A180AG.exe SYSTEM process with PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS rights.

Affected

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

Aternity · Aternity

95%

v < 12.1.4.27

Affected range stops below 12.1.4.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-269

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