Is CVE-2022-36981 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-36981 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-36981?

CVE-2022-36981 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-36981?

CVE-2022-36981 has an EPSS score of 83.44% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36981?

Upgrade avalanche to 6.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-36981

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.3.101. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the DeviceLogResource 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 execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-15966.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

avalancheNVD

Affected:>= 6.3.3.101, < 6.3.4Fixed in:6.3.4CVE-2022-36981derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

83.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Release Notes1

download.wavelink.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.