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CVE-2022-29849

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In Progress OpenEdge before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9, certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application were susceptible to privilege escalation. If exploited, a local attacker could elevate their privileges and compromise the affected system.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation OpenEdge: from 11.7 before 11.7.14; from 12.0.0 before 12.2.9 — fixed in 11.7.14, 12.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Corporation OpenEdge 11.7.14, 12.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-Available
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-available
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849
• https://www.progress.com/openedge
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-Available
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-available
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849
• https://www.progress.com/openedge

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