CVE-2022-40238 (GCVE-0-2022-40238)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-26 15:15 – Updated: 2025-05-07 13:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
A Remote Code Injection vulnerability exists in CERT software prior to version 1.50.5
Summary
A Remote Code Injection vulnerability exists in CERT software prior to version 1.50.5. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary pickle object as part of a user's profile. This can lead to code execution on the server when the user's profile is accessed.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-07 13:31 UTC
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERT/CC | VINCE - The Vulnerability Information and Coordination Environment |
Affected:
1.48.0 , < 1.50.5
(custom)
|
guessed |
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