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CVE-2026-22676

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Description

Barracuda RMM versions prior to 2025.2.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges by exploiting overly permissive filesystem ACLs on the C:\Windows\Automation directory. Attackers can modify existing automation content or place attacker-controlled files in this directory, which are then executed under the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account during routine automation cycles, typically succeeding within the next execution cycle.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-15 21:17:04.447000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-22676",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-15T21:17:04.447",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "Barracuda RMM versions prior to 2025.2.2 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain SYSTEM-level privileges by exploiting overly permissive filesystem ACLs on the C:\\Windows\\Automation directory. Attackers can modify existing automation content or place attacker-controlled files in this directory, which are then executed under the NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM account during routine automation cycles, typically succeeding within the next execution cycle."
    },
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      "value": "Las versiones de Barracuda RMM anteriores a la 2025.2.2 contienen una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios que permite a atacantes locales obtener privilegios de nivel SYSTEM explotando ACLs de sistema de archivos excesivamente permisivas en el directorio [SystemPath]\\Automation. Los atacantes pueden modificar contenido de automatización existente o colocar archivos controlados por el atacante en este directorio, los cuales son luego ejecutados bajo la cuenta NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM durante ciclos de automatización rutinarios, típicamente con éxito en el siguiente ciclo de ejecución."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "product": "RMM",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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              "version": "0",
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              "versionType": "semver",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "url": "https://download.mw-rmm.barracudamsp.com/PDF/2025.2.2/RN_BRMM_2025.2.2_EN.pdf",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
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      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
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