CVE-2022-23511

Description

A privilege escalation issue exists within the Amazon CloudWatch Agent for Windows, software for collecting metrics and logs from Amazon EC2 instances and on-premises servers, in versions up to and including v1.247354. When users trigger a repair of the Agent, a pop-up window opens with SYSTEM permissions. Users with administrative access to affected hosts may use this to create a new command prompt as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. To trigger this issue, the third party must be able to access the affected host and elevate their privileges such that they're able to trigger the agent repair process. They must also be able to install the tools required to trigger the issue. This issue does not affect the CloudWatch Agent for macOS or Linux. Agent users should upgrade to version 1.247355 of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue. There is no recommended work around. Affected users must update the installed version of the CloudWatch Agent to address this issue.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: aws amazon-cloudwatch-agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-j8x2-2m5w-j939 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/commit/6119858864c317ff26f41f576c169148d1250837#diff-76ed074a9305c04054cdebb9e9aad2d818052b07091de1f20cad0bbac34ffb52 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23511?
CVE-2022-23511 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23511?
To fix CVE-2022-23511, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-23511 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23511 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-23511?
CVE-2022-23511 affects aws amazon-cloudwatch-agent.
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