CVE-2022-1661

Keysight N6854A Geolocation server and N6841A RF Sensor software

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The affected products are vulnerable to directory traversal, which may allow an attacker to obtain arbitrary operating system files.

Los productos afectados son vulnerables a un salto de directorio, lo que puede permitir a un atacante obtener archivos arbitrarios del sistema operativo

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of KeySight N6841A RF Sensor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the UserFirmwareRequestHandler class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose files in the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: rgod, working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-10 CVE Reserved
2022-05-27 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2025-01-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-146-01	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Keysight Search vendor "Keysight"	N6854a Firmware Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6854a Firmware"	< 2.4.0 Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6854a Firmware" and version " < 2.4.0"	-	Affected	in	Keysight Search vendor "Keysight"	N6854a Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6854a"	-	-	Safe
Keysight Search vendor "Keysight"	N6841a Rf Firmware Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6841a Rf Firmware"	< 2.4.0 Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6841a Rf Firmware" and version " < 2.4.0"	-	Affected	in	Keysight Search vendor "Keysight"	N6841a Rf Search vendor "Keysight" for product "N6841a Rf"	-	-	Safe