Is CVE-2022-22251 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22251 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22251?

CVE-2022-22251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22251?

CVE-2022-22251 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22251?

Upgrade junos to 21.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22251

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

On cSRX Series devices software permission issues in the container filesystem and stored files combined with storing passwords in a recoverable format in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to elevate their permissions to take control of any instance of a cSRX software deployment. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 21.2R1 on cSRX Series.

CWE-257 CWE-275 CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

junosNVD

Affected:>= 20.2, < 21.2Fixed in:21.2CVE-2022-22251derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.juniper.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.