CVE-2022-22187
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 · uneditedAn Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Windows Installer framework used in the Juniper Networks Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) allows an unprivileged user to trigger a repair operation. Running a repair operation, in turn, will trigger a number of file operations in the %TEMP% folder of the user triggering the repair. Some of these operations will be performed from a SYSTEM context (started via the Windows Installer service), including the execution of temporary files. An attacker may be able to provide malicious binaries to the Windows Installer, which will be executed with high privilege, leading to a local privilege escalation. This issue affects Juniper Networks Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) versions prior to 1.4.0.
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 confidenceAn improper privilege management vulnerability in the Windows Installer framework of Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) allows unprivileged users to trigger a repair operation. This operation executes temporary files from SYSTEM context in the user's %TEMP% folder, enabling a local privilege escalation to high privileges.
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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< 1.4.0CVSS 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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Verify JIMS installationCheck if Juniper Identity Management Service is installed on the system by looking for the service in Windows Services (services.msc) or checking Program Files for Juniper Identity Management ServiceAffected if The service named 'Juniper Identity Management Service' or similar JIMS service is present on the system
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Determine installed JIMS versionOpen Windows Services, locate the Juniper Identity Management Service, right-click and select Properties to view the file path, then check the file version of the executable, or use 'wmic product where "name like '%Juniper%'" get version' in command promptAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 1.4.0 (for example, 1.3.x, 1.2.x, etc.)
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Check service configurationOpen Services (services.msc), find the JIMS service, and verify the service runs under SYSTEM or LocalSystem account in the 'Log On' tabAffected if The service runs under a high-privilege account such as SYSTEM, LocalSystem, or Administrator
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Verify TEMP folder permissionsOpen Command Prompt and run 'icacls %TEMP%' to view permissions on the user's TEMP folder, or check if unprivileged users have write access to their own %TEMP% folderAffected if The current user or unprivileged users can write files to the TEMP folder used during repair operations
If Juniper Identity Management Service is installed with a version below 1.4.0 and runs under SYSTEM/Administrator privileges while the user's TEMP folder is writable, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 · scoped1.4.0
Upgrade Juniper Identity Management Service to version 1.4.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
1.4.0
- Obtain Juniper Identity Management Service version 1.4.0 or later from the official Juniper Networks download portal or support website
- Stop the JIMS service if currently running
- Back up the current JIMS configuration and database
- Install version 1.4.0 using the standard Windows Installer process
- Verify the installation completed successfully
- Restart the JIMS service
- Confirm the service is running with the correct privileges and the vulnerability is remediated
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.
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