Vertiv Cyclades Serial Console Server 3.3.0 privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Vertiv Cyclades Serial Console Server 3.3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in privileges assignment. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-50927. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Vertiv Cyclades Serial Console Server 3.3.0. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cyclades Serial Console Server 3.3.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to overly permissive sudo privileges for the admin user and admin group. Attackers can exploit the default user configuration to gain root access by manipulating system binaries and leveraging unrestricted sudo permissions.

The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50927 since 01/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50773). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2026 CVE reserved
01/14/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 50773
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-50927 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341037
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2026 08:57
Changes: 01/14/2026 08:57 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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