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CVE-2022-47529

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insecure Win32 memory objects in Endpoint Windows Agents in RSA NetWitness Platform before 12.2 allow local and admin Windows user accounts to modify the endpoint agent service configuration: to either disable it completely or run user-supplied code or commands, thereby bypassing tamper-protection features via ACL modification.

Affected products

• RSA Netwitness: before 12.2 — fixed in 12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RSA Netwitness 12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/17
• https://community.netwitness.com/t5/netwitness-platform-security/nw-2023-04-netwitness-platform-security-advisory-cve-2022-47529/ta-p/696935
• https://github.com/hyp3rlinx/CVE-2022-47529
• https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/RSA_NETWITNESS_EDR_AGENT_INCORRECT_ACCESS_CONTROL_CVE-2022-47529.txt
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171476/RSA-NetWitness-Endpoint-EDR-Agent-12.x-Incorrect-Access-Control-Code-Execution.html
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/16
• https://twitter.com/hyp3rlinx/status/1639335477839790105
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Apr/17
• https://community.netwitness.com/t5/netwitness-platform-security/nw-2023-04-netwitness-platform-security-advisory-cve-2022-47529/ta-p/696935
• https://github.com/hyp3rlinx/CVE-2022-47529

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