CVE-2022-22704 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affecting the zabbix-agent2 package before version 5.4.9-r1 on Alpine Linux, stemming from an incorrect expectation regarding systemd configuration. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve root privileges with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix-agent2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix-agent2:5.4.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.