Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account Take Over
Priority LOW 33CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
Charactell - FormStorm Enterprise Account takeover – An attacker can modify (add, remove and update) passwords file for all the users. The xx_users.ini file in the FormStorm folder contains usernames in cleartext and an obfuscated password. Malicious user can take over an account by replacing existing password in the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00151 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charactell | FormStorm Enterprise | FormStorm Enterprise version 9.00.065 9.00.065 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FormStorm Enterprise VendorCharactell Affected FormStorm Enterprise version 9.00.065 9.00.065 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:charactell:formstorm:9.00.065:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 9.00.065 | Vulnerable | Charactell |
- cpe:2.3:a:charactell:formstorm:9.00.065:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 9.00.065 Vulnerable ·Charactell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22789
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f94-wghq-3rp7
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-22789 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22789 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f94-wghq-3rp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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