CVE-2022-35415
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 input validation in NI System Configuration Manager before 22.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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 · moderate confidenceImproper input validation in NI System Configuration Manager versions prior to 22.5 allows a privileged user with local access to potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input, which could be manipulated to gain higher-level system access.
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< 22.5.0CVSS 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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Confirm NI System Configuration Manager installationCheck if NI System Configuration Manager is installed on the system by looking in the list of installed programs (Windows: Add/Remove Programs, macOS: Applications folder, Linux: package manager) or check common installation directories for NI software.Affected if The software is present on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate and read the version information for NI System Configuration Manager. This is typically found in the software's About dialog, in the Windows registry under the NI installation keys, or by running the application with a version flag if available.Affected if The version returned is less than 22.5.0 (for example, 22.0, 21.0, 20.x, etc.)
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Verify local user privilegesCheck if there are any local user accounts on the system that have privileged access to the NI System Configuration Manager. Review the user accounts that have been granted administrative or elevated permissions within the NI environment.Affected if A local privileged user account exists that can interact with the NI System Configuration Manager
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Confirm system access contextDetermine if the NI System Configuration Manager service or application is configured to run with elevated privileges or if it exposes interfaces accessible to local users.Affected if The vulnerable input validation path is accessible to a local privileged user
The environment is affected if NI System Configuration Manager version 22.5.0 or later is NOT installed, and a local privileged user account exists with access to the application.
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 · scoped22.5.0
Upgrade NI System Configuration Manager to version 22.5 or later to address the improper input validation vulnerability.
22.5.0 or later
- 1. Identify the current version of NI System Configuration Manager installed on the system
- 2. Navigate to the official NI (National Instruments) website or NI Download Center
- 3. Download NI System Configuration Manager version 22.5.0 or later
- 4. Follow NI's standard software update/upgrade procedure to install the new version
- 5. Verify the installation completed successfully and the version is now 22.5.0 or higher
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-35415 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.
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- 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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