CVE-2022-40756 describes a critical vulnerability in Actian Zen PSQL versions prior to specific patch updates (v15.11.005, v15.01.017, v14.21.022). If folder security is misconfigured, an attacker with file read/write access can remove security files to reset the master password and gain full database access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11, <= 13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:psql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, < 14.21.022CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:zen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0, < 15.01.017CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:zen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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