CVE-2022-22239

Junos OS Evolved: The ssh CLI command always runs as root which can lead to privilege escalation

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in Management Daemon (mgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges on the device and potentially remote systems. This vulnerability allows a locally authenticated attacker with access to the ssh operational command to escalate their privileges on the system to root, or if there is user interaction on the local device to potentially escalate privileges on a remote system to root. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R3-S5-EVO; 21.1-EVO versions prior to 21.1R3-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R2-S1-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS.

Una vulnerabilidad de ejecución con privilegios innecesarios en Management Daemon (mgd) de Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved permite a un atacante autenticado localmente con privilegios bajos escalar sus privilegios en el dispositivo y potencialmente en sistemas remotos. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a un atacante autenticado localmente con acceso al comando operativo ssh escalar sus privilegios en el sistema a root, o si se presenta interacción de usuarios en el dispositivo local, escalar potencialmente los privilegios en un sistema remoto a root. Este problema afecta a Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: Todas las versiones anteriores a 20.4R3-S5-EVO; las versiones 21.1-EVO anteriores a 21.1R3-EVO; las versiones 21.2-EVO anteriores a 21.2R2-S1-EVO, 21.2R3-EVO; las versiones 21.3-EVO anteriores a 21.3R2-EVO. Este problema no afecta a Juniper Networks Junos OS

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-21 CVE Reserved
2022-10-18 CVE Published
2024-05-04 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69895	2022-10-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				< 20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version " < 20.4"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r1-s1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r1-s2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r2-s1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r2-s2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r2-s3		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r3		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r3-s1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r3-s2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r3-s3		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				20.4 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "20.4"		r3-s4		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.1"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.1"		r1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.1"		r1-s1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.1"		r2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.2"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.2"		r1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.2"		r1-s1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.2"		r1-s2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.2"		r2		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.3 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.3"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.3 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.3"		r1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Junos Os Evolved Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved"				21.3 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Junos Os Evolved" and version "21.3"		r1-s1		Affected