CVE-2022-0486
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, and Sandbox components of Fidelis Network and Deception enables an attacker with local, administrative access to the CLI to modify affected files and enable escalation of privileges equivalent to the root user. The vulnerability is present in Fidelis Network and Deception versions prior to 9.4.5. Patches and updates are available to address this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceImproper file permissions in the CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, and Sandbox components of Fidelis Network and Deception allow a local administrative CLI user to modify critical system files and escalate privileges to root by exploiting insufficient permission controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 9.4.5< 9.4.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed Fidelis product versionAccess the CLI or administrative interface and run the command to display the system version (e.g., 'show version' or check the about/system info section in the management console)Affected if The displayed version is lower than 9.4.5 for either Fidelissecurity Deception or Fidelissecurity Network
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Identify active Fidelis componentsCheck which components are installed and running: CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, and Sandbox. This may be visible in the management console under system status or via CLI commands like 'show components'Affected if Any of the affected components (CommandPost, Collector, Sensor, or Sandbox) are present and running on a version lower than 9.4.5
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Verify local administrative CLI access existsConfirm whether local administrative CLI user accounts exist on the system. Check for users with admin or root-level CLI access permissionsAffected if Local administrative CLI accounts exist on an affected version, as this is required to exploit the privilege escalation
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Inspect critical system file permissionsReview file permissions on critical system files and directories within the Fidelis installation. Look for files writable by non-root users that should be restrictedAffected if Any critical system files under the Fidelis components are found to be writable by local administrative (non-root) users
The environment is affected if Fidelis Network or Deception version is below 9.4.5 and local administrative CLI access exists, enabling potential privilege escalation through improper file permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped9.4.5
Apply the vendor patch and upgrade to Fidelis Network and Deception version 9.4.5 or later to remediate the improper file permissions.
9.4.5
- Upgrade Fidelis Network and Deception installations to version 9.4.5 or later to resolve the improper file permissions vulnerability
- Verify the upgrade was successful by confirming the version number in the system
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-0486 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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