Medium severity · published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2022-50927
Cyclades Serial Console Server 3.3.0 - Local Privilege Escalation
6.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cyclades Serial Console Server · Vertiv
1.0.0 - 3.3.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50927
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50927
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50773
www.vertiv.com
https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cyclades-serial-console-server-local-privilege-escalation