Netwrix Auditor before 9.8 has insecure permissions on %PROGRAMDATA%\Netwrix…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Netwrix Auditor before 9.8 has insecure permissions on %PROGRAMDATA%\Netwrix Auditor\Logs\ActiveDirectory\ and sub-folders. In addition, the service Netwrix.ADA.StorageAuditService (which writes to that directory) does not perform proper impersonation, and thus the target file will have the same permissions as the invoking process (in this case, granting Authenticated Users full access over the target file). This vulnerability can be triggered by a low-privileged user to perform DLL Hijacking/Binary Planting attacks and ultimately execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM with the help of Symbolic Links.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vm9-2jxc-4h6c
More Netwrix Auditor vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13239 Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-14969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vm9-2jxc-4h6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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