CVE-2022-32272 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security before 5.6.1 have incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.

Published: 2022-06-09

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 9.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opswat:metadefender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09095.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171549/OPSWAT-Metadefender-Core-4.21.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes
https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes
https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes/version-5-6-1
https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes
https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes/version-4-12-1
https://opswat.com

History

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Subscriptions

Opswat Metadefender

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:39:50.934Z

Reserved: 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-32272

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-09T15:15:09.807

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:47:02.190

Link: CVE-2022-32272

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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