A highly privileged user can exploit SUID-root program to escalate his privileges to root on a local Unix system.
Priority LOW 29CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A highly privileged user can exploit SUID-root program to escalate his privileges to root on a local Unix system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00239 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) | KERNEL 7.22; 7.49; 7.53; KRNL64NUC 7.22; 7.22EXT; KRNL64UC 7.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) VendorSAP Affected KERNEL 7.22; 7.49; 7.53; KRNL64NUC 7.22; 7.22EXT; KRNL64UC 7.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | kernel_7.22 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | kernel_7.49 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | kernel_7.53 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64nuc_7.22 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.22ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64nuc_7.22ext | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64nuc_7.49 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64uc_7.22 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.22ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64uc_7.22ext | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | krnl64uc_7.49 | Vulnerable | SAP |
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions kernel_7.22 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions kernel_7.49 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:kernel_7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions kernel_7.53 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64nuc_7.22 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.22ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64nuc_7.22ext Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64nuc_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64nuc_7.49 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64uc_7.22 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.22ext:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64uc_7.22ext Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:adaptive_server_enterprise:krnl64uc_7.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions krnl64uc_7.49 Vulnerable ·SAP
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5x9-8x67-p4jm
References
More SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05099 Code injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-05097 SQL injection in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13519 Missing authorization in SAP Financial Consolidation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01848 Under certain conditions SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), versions 15.7 and 16.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01847 Under certain conditions the backup server in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-06803 Uncontrolled search path in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-31594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5x9-8x67-p4jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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