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CVE-2022-47986

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-02-21 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-02-17
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-1716:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-02-21Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-02-21Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-02-21Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2023-04-07Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  6. 2025-01-2915:05SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-47986?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ibm aspera faspexversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.4≤ 4.4.1no fix published
4.4= 4.4.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As ibm, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • IBM Aspera Faspexother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlierno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-04-10

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-03-14

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51316
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedohnonoyesyes/CVE-2022-47986mauricelambert/CVE-2022-47986
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-02-21
Patch Due Date
2023-03-14
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-02-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3w56-qhmc-wqwr

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2022-47986 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-47986 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-03-14.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-47986?

CVE-2022-47986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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