CVE-2022-31199
RCE in Netwrix Auditor ≤ 10.5
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2022-31199 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Netwrix Auditor. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2022-31199 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the User Activity Video Recording component of Netwrix Auditor. The flaw resides in the underlying protocol used by the component and affects both the Netwrix Auditor server and the agents deployed on monitored systems. It is tracked under CWE-502 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability over the network to execute arbitrary code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on both the Auditor server and any monitored endpoints where the agent is installed.
Public advisories, including analysis from Bishop Fox and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, document the issue and direct administrators to vendor guidance for remediation.
The CVE is listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, confirming observed in-the-wild exploitation. Its EPSS score rose sharply from a low baseline to a peak of 0.5343 on 2024-03-11 before receding, indicating a clear post-disclosure increase in exploitation interest that warrants renewed attention.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-53293
Vulnerability Data
Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component,…
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and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 11 July 2023
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Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-02 addresses only post-deployment updates/patching and cannot prevent introduction of unsafe deserialization code, yet it can remediate some instances when the flaw exists in outdated libraries or components.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.