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🛡️ CVE-2022-35295 — host-agent

🟡 CVSS 4.9 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-755 NVD
4.9
CVSS Score
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Description

In SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) - version 7.22, an attacker may use files created by saposcol to escalate privileges for themselves.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, 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 high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

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

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • 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: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-35295 is classified as CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

Affected software

CVE-2022-35295 is recorded against 1 package.

  • host-agent

Timeline and source

Published on 13 September 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-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) in other software:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.9
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-755
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-09-13
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
host-agent — —

References

Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/12
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3159736
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/12
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3159736

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