Improper Privilege Management Affecting github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/translator/config package, versions <1.247355.0
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- published23 Aug 2024
- disclosed21 Aug 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 21 Aug 2024
CVE-2022-23511 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/translator/config to version 1.247355.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management via the configuration loading mechanism. An attacker can escalate privileges by manipulating the configuration files to execute arbitrary code.
Notes:
This issue only affects CloudWatch Agent for Windows, it does not affect macOS or Linux users.
To trigger this issue, the third party must be able to access the affected host. They must also be able to install the tools required to trigger the issue.