#VU68562 Execution with unnecessary privileges in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2022-22239
Published: October 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68562
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22239
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
Junos OS Evolved
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unnecessary privileges used by the Management Daemon (mgd). A local low-privileged user can leverage the ssh CLI command to escalate privileges on the device and potentially remote systems.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.