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CVE-2022-0997: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Improper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, and Sensor components of Fidelis Network and Deception enables an attacker with local, administrative access to the CLI to modify affected script files, which could result in arbitrary commands being run as root upon subsequent logon by a root user. The vulnerability is present in Fidelis Network and Deception versions prior to 9.4.5. Patches and updates are available to address this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Fidelissecurity Deception: before 9.4.5 — fixed in 9.4.5
• Fidelissecurity Network: before 9.4.5 — fixed in 9.4.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fidelissecurity Deception 9.4.5; Fidelissecurity Network 9.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fidelissecurity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411
• https://fidelissecurity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411

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