Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-31199

Netwrix Auditor Insecure Object Deserialization Vulnerability

Published Nov 7, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Netwrix Auditor

Patch now

CVE-2022-31199 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 1, 2023. Confirm Netwrix Auditor against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
36.01%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe netwrix/auditor · vendor Netwrix Auditor

Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user on affected systems, including on systems Netwrix Auditor monitors.

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  • cpe netwrix/auditorversion unspecified
  • vendor Netwrix Auditorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-31199

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-31199 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 1, 2023. Confirm Netwrix Auditor against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. EPSS 36.01%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 7, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYS

  2. Jul 11, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

  3. Aug 1, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by the component, and potentially allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYS

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-31199

    Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reach port 9004/TCP, which is commonly blocked by standard enterprise firewalling.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31199

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-31199

    30-day exploitation probability 36.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31199

    Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component affecting both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. The remote code execution vulnerabilities exist within the underlying protocol used by t

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-31199

    Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reac

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.