CVE-2022-29934
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector...
CVE-2022-29934 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Usu Oracle Optimization, published April 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.33%EPSS, 26th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.
- Record
CVE-2022-29934- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.
- Record
CVE-2022-29934- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34243No score
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34243- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w87-5jwj-39vh
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector...
USU Oracle Optimization before 5.17.5 lacks Polkit authentication, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. NOTE: this is not an Oracle Corporation product.
- Record
GHSA-3w87-5jwj-39vh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.