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CVE-2022-32272

OPSWAT Metadefender Core - Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core antes de la versión 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP antes de la versión 4.12.1 y MetaDefender Email Gateway Security antes de la versión 5.6.1 tienen un control de acceso incorrecto, lo que provoca una escalada de privilegios

OPSWAT Metadefender Core version 4.21.1 suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-06-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-06-09 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-28 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Opswat
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 Metadefender
Search vendor "Opswat" for product "Metadefender"
 < 5.1.2
Search vendor "Opswat" for product "Metadefender" and version " < 5.1.2"
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Affected