CVE-2022-40238

HIGH

Published Oct 26, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Oct 26, 2022 3y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Validation

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
cert	vince	*	<1.50.5

References 1

github.com https://github.com/CERTCC/VINCE/issues?q=label%3Asecurity

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.