CVE-2022-31254

Root escalation via incorrect service permissions

Published Feb 7, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in rmt-server before 2.10 allow local users with _rmt account access to escalate privileges to root. The public SUSE record identifies the rmt-server-regsharing service and a packaging permissions error but does not disclose the affected path, permission bits, or privileged operation. Exploitation requires local access as the _rmt service account and yields root privileges, enabling unrestricted host control.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in rmt-server before 2.10 allow local users with _rmt account access to escalate privileges to root. The public SUSE record identifies the rmt-server-regsharing service and a packaging permissions error but does not disclose the affected path, permission bits, or privileged operation. Exploitation requires local access as the _rmt service account and yields root privileges, enabling unrestricted host control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-31254
Published
Feb 7, 2023
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
OpenSUSE
Product
openSUSE Leap
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=rmt-server <2.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSUSE · openSUSE Leapversion=rmt-server <2.10
NeuVector · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applicationsversion=rmt-server <2.10
NeuVector · SUSE Manager Serverversion=rmt-server <2.10

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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