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CVE-2022-31199: Netwrix Auditor Insecure Object Deserialization Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-07-11
• EPSS: 36.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.

Affected products

• Netwrix Auditor: before 10.5 — fixed in 10.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Netwrix Auditor 10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bishopfox.com/blog/netwrix-auditor-advisory
• https://bishopfox.com/blog/netwrix-auditor-advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-31199

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