Is CVE-2022-31791 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-31791 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-31791?

CVE-2022-31791 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-31791?

CVE-2022-31791 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31791?

Upgrade fireware to 12.5.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-31791

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained shell access) to elevate their privileges and execute code with root permissions. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.

How to fix

Remediation Available

firewareNVD

Affected:>= 12.2.0, < 12.5.10Fixed in:12.5.10CVE-2022-31791derived 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

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

watchguard.com

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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.