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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reach port 9004/TCP, which is commonly blocked by standard enterprise firewalling.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

Notes

Patch application requires login to customer portal: https://security.netwrix.com/Account/SignIn?ReturnUrl=%2FAdvisories%2FADV-2022-003; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31199

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-122, CWE-502. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31199
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog