CVE-2022-33753Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via insecure agent file handling

Published Jun 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Insecure file handling in Broadcom CA Automic Workload Automation 12.2 and 12.3 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. The Automic UNIX agent creates and handles files insecurely, but Broadcom has not published the affected path, operation, or trust-boundary failure. Exploitation requires low-privileged network access to the agent and can confer elevated system privileges without user interaction.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure file handling in Broadcom CA Automic Workload Automation 12.2 and 12.3 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. The Automic UNIX agent creates and handles files insecurely, but Broadcom has not published the affected path, operation, or trust-boundary failure. Exploitation requires low-privileged network access to the agent and can confer elevated system privileges without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33753
Published
Jun 16, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
CA Automic Workload Automation
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.2, 12.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Broadcom · CA Automic Workload Automationversion=12.2, 12.3

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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