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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/jackullrich/21fcfe75aeb5e18c60b80e684b83d741
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://winternl.com/cve-2022-43997/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
28.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
aternity/aternity
< 12.1.4.27
Published
Jan 26, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026