CVE-2022-22704

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 62.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 6, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/13368

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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What is CVE-2022-22704?

CVE-2022-22704 is a critical vulnerability published on January 6, 2022. The zabbix-agent2 package before 5.4.9-r1 for Alpine Linux sometimes allows privilege escalation to root because the design incorrectly expected that systemd would (in effect) determine part of the configuration.

When was CVE-2022-22704 disclosed?

CVE-2022-22704 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 6, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-22704 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-22704 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22704?

CVE-2022-22704 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-22704?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-22704, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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