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CVE-2022-31199

Netwrix Auditor Insecure Object Deserialization Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2023-07-11
CISA due date
2023-08-01
Known ransomware use
Known

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reach port 9004/TCP, which is commonly blocked by standard enterprise firewalling.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has not tagged a reference for this KEV as a patch, mitigation, release note, or vendor advisory.

Other NVD references (2)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

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CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
Nov 08, 2022, 01:15 AM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 04:45 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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This standardized code is intended for security tools and technical analysts. The plain-language risk summary above explains its main points.

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

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CISA notes

Patch application requires login to customer portal: https://security.netwrix.com/Account/SignIn?ReturnUrl=%2FAdvisories%2FADV-2022-003; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31199