CVE-2022-38165

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Published Nov 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:f-secure_policy_manager:-:::::linux_kernel::
	cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:f-secure_policy_manager:-:::::windows::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40762	Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.908% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories/cve-2022-38165

History

Apr 30, 2025 3:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-22
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Withsecure F-secure Policy Manager

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 2:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 2:42 PM
Reserved: Aug 11, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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