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CVE-2022-37704

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.53% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-04-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2022-37704
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.53%

Original NVD Description

Amanda 3.5.1 allows privilege escalation from the regular user backup to root. The SUID binary located at /lib/amanda/rundump will execute /usr/sbin/dump as root with controlled arguments from the attacker which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

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