CVE-2022-32272 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (before 5.1.2), MetaDefender ICAP (before 4.12.1), and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security (before 5.6.1) due to incorrect access control. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity over the network. While not currently in the KEV catalog or showing widespread community discussion, a public exploit (EDB-51113) exists, indicating potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opswat:metadefender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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