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🛡️ CVE-2022-29614 — host-agent

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-269 NVD
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Description

SAP startservice - of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, Application Server Java, ABAP Platform and HANA Database - versions KERNEL 7.22, 7.49, 7.53, 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, 7.87, 7.88, KRNL64NUC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, KRNL64UC 7.22, 7.22EXT, 7.49, 7.53, SAPHOSTAGENT 7.22, - on Unix systems, s-bit helper program sapuxuserchk, can be abused physically resulting in a privilege escalation of an attacker leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity, but a profound impact on availability.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with physical access to the device, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

  • Attack vector: Physical — the attacker has to touch the device.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-29614 is classified as CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. Privileges are assigned, dropped or restored incorrectly, leaving an actor with more access than intended.

Affected software

CVE-2022-29614 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • host-agent
  • netweaver-abap

Timeline and source

Published on 14 June 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

packetstormsecurity.com
seclists.org
launchpad.support.sap.com
www.sap.com
packetstormsecurity.com
seclists.org
launchpad.support.sap.com
www.sap.com

Other advisories for this package

host-agent has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management) in other software:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE CWE-269
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-06-14
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
host-agent — —
netweaver-abap — —

References

Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/18
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3158619
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Sep/18
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3158619

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