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CVE-2022-47986

98
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-47986 is a critical YAML deserialization vulnerability affecting IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including in ransomware campaigns, and has publicly available exploit code and significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Feb 21, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2022-47986 · Feb 3, 2023
ExploitDB: EDB-51316 · Apr 7, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9997 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/243512
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6952319
PatchVendor Advisory