Privileged Command Injection Vulnerability in Fidelis Network and Deception

published 2022-05-17 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15623

cvss: 4.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, and Sandbox components of Fidelis Network and Deception enables an attacker with local, administrative access to the CLI to modify affected files and enable escalation of privileges equivalent to the 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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Network 9.4.5
Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Deception 9.4.5

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Network
Fidelis Cybersecurity Fidelis Deception

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

fidelissecurity.zendesk.com /hc/en-us/articles/6211730139411
permissions-required, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-0486
NVD CVE-2022-0486

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