CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-47986

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2023-02-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability — IBM Aspera Faspex

IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw.

Added to KEV
2023-02-21
Remediation due
2023-03-14
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512?_ga=2.189195179.1800390251.1676559338-700333034.1676325890; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47986
Status
Analyzed
Published
2023-02-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502

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.

Affected configurations

• ibm aspera faspex (<= 4.4.1) • ibm aspera faspex 4.4.2

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness

References