# CVE-2022-29849: In Progress OpenEdge before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9, certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application were susceptible to privil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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

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