CVE-2022-22229Network attack vector

Superuser command execution via stored XSS

Published Oct 18, 2022 · Updated May 12, 2025

Stored XSS in Juniper Paragon Active Assurance before 3.1.1 and 3.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. The Control Center Controller web pages store attacker-supplied scripts without adequate neutralization, and those scripts run when another authorized user manages the device. Exploitation requires a high-privilege account with WRITE permission plus victim interaction, after which commands can run with permissions up to superuser.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Juniper Paragon Active Assurance before 3.1.1 and 3.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. The Control Center Controller web pages store attacker-supplied scripts without adequate neutralization, and those scripts run when another authorized user manages the device. Exploitation requires a high-privilege account with WRITE permission plus victim interaction, after which commands can run with permissions up to superuser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22229
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Updated
May 12, 2025
Vendor
Juniper Networks
Product
Paragon Active Assurance
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=3.2 <3.2.1
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <3.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Juniper Networks · Paragon Active Assuranceversion=3.2 <3.2.1; version=unspecified <3.1.1

Published CVSS scores

8.4Juniper NetworksCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo