# Netwrix Auditor: Insecure Object Deserialization (CVE-2022-31199) · pwn.watch

> Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reach port 9004/TCP, which is commonly blocked by standard enterprise firewalling. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-07-11. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199 · generated 2026-10-22T22:41:49.181Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Netwrix Auditor
- Started: 2023-07-11 · closed: 2023-07-11
- CVEs: CVE-2022-31199
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

## Follow this incident
- RSS (one item per update): https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199/feed.xml
- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199.json
- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-07-11: CISA added CVE-2022-31199 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-01).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Netwrix Auditor: Insecure Object Deserialization (CVE-2022-31199)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199 · status: closed (closed Jul 11, 2023) · severity: critical · updated Jul 11, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component contains an insecure objection deserialization vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM user. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to reach port 9004/TCP, which is commonly blocked by standard enterprise firewalling. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-07-11. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.8 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV), known ransomware use

- Product: Netwrix Auditor
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2022-31199

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jul 11, 2023: CISA added CVE-2022-31199 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-01).

## Advisories
- [NVD: CVE-2022-31199](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31199) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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Machine-readable: https://pwn.watch/i/netwrix-auditor-cve-2022-31199.json · all incidents: https://pwn.watch/incidents.json. Verify against the vendor advisory before changing production systems.