Is CVE-2022-42451 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42451 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42451?

CVE-2022-42451 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42451?

CVE-2022-42451 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42451?

Upgrade bigfix patch management to 1055 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42451

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Certain credentials within the BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins are stored insecurely and could be exposed to a local privileged user.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

bigfix patch managementNVD

Affected:< 1055Fixed in:1055CVE-2022-42451derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

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

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.hcltechsw.com

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CVE-2021-30116	Critical	10.0	86%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-44000	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-9160	Critical	9.8	77%	-	-
CVE-2017-9248	Critical	9.8	75%	KEV	Fix

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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.