CVE-2022-47986
IBM Aspera Faspex code execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Feb 17, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 28, 2022
Description
IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Aspera FaspexIBM |
|
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319vendor-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-47986government-resource
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