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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29594
CVE-2022-29594:
eG Innovations eG Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
eG Agent before version 7.2 contains a Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2022-29594) that allows elevation of privileges to SYSTEM due to weak file permissions. The vulnerability was discovered in April 2022 and affects default installations of eG Agent (Mandiant Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to weak file permissions in default installations of eG Agent that enable escalation of privileges to the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The impact is rated as High, as successful exploitation allows an attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system and execute unauthorized code with SYSTEM level access, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Mandiant Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in eG Agent version 7.2. Organizations should upgrade to this version or later to address the vulnerability (Mandiant Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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