CVE-2022-47986

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.

  • Published Feb 17, 2023
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • 100.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • Public exploit code is available
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2022-47986 at the National Vulnerability Database