🛡️ CVE-2022-0997 — deception

🟢 CVSS 3.9 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-276 NVD
3.9
CVSS Score
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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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-0997 is classified as CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. Files or resources are created with permissions that are broader than they need to be.

Affected software

CVE-2022-0997 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • deception (fixed in 9.4.5)
  • network (fixed in 9.4.5)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

fidelissecurity.zendesk.com
fidelissecurity.zendesk.com

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 3.9
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-276
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
deception — 9.4.5
network — 9.4.5

References

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