High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-29849
CVE-2022-29849
Description
In Progress OpenEdge before 11.7.14 and 12.x before 12.2.9, certain SUID binaries within the OpenEdge application were susceptible to privilege escalation. If exploited, a local attacker could elevate their privileges and compromise the affected system.
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Affected products
3<11.7.14, <12.2.9+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <11.7.14, <12.2.9
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.7,<11.7.14
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-11-7-14-is-Now-AvailablenvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- community.progress.com/s/article/OpenEdge-12-2-9-Update-is-availablenvdPatchVendor Advisory
- community.progress.com/s/article/Remediation-of-Privilege-Escalation-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2022-29849nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.progress.com/openedgenvdProduct
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