CVE-2022-29849 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Progress OpenEdge versions before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9. A local attacker could exploit susceptible SUID binaries within the application to elevate their privileges, leading to a complete compromise of the system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.7, < 11.7.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, < 12.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.