CVE-2022-47986 (GCVE-0-2022-47986)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-17 15:46 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319 | vendor-advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-A… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Aspera Faspex |
Affected:
4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier
|
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-502 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Aspera Faspex |
| Due Date | 2023-03-14 |
| Date Added | 2023-02-21 |
| Vendorproject | IBM |
| Vulnerabilityname | IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
References
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 2 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | other-software |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | IBM |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | Aspera Faspex |
| Cisa Kev | yes |
| Connections | 2 |
| Observation Date | 2025-02-13 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 0 |
| Vulnerability Severity | None |
References
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | IBM Aspera Faspex code execution |
| Vendor | IBM |
| Product | Aspera Faspex |
| Added Date | 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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