CVE-2022-29849
HIGHProgress OpenEdge < 11.7.14 and 12.x < 12.2.9 - Privilege Escalation via SUID Binary
Title source: llmDescription
In Progress OpenEdge before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9, certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application were susceptible to privilege escalation. If exploited, a local attacker could elevate their privileges and compromise the affected system.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Product x_refsource_misc
https://www.progress.com/openedge
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-available
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-Available
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
progress/openedge
11.7 - 11.7.14
Published
May 02, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026