TI-2022-13979 Aliases CVE-2022-32272 GHSA-g2gm-2gf5-vpg3

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender…

MEDIUM 54CWE-269Published 2022-06-09 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security before 5.6.1 have incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09554 95th 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
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:opswat:metadefender::::::::	before 5.1.2	Vulnerable	OPSWAT

cpe:2.3:a:opswat:metadefender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·OPSWAT

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32272
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2gm-2gf5-vpg3

References

Advisory 1

https://docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes

Other 6

TI-2018-11657 OPSWAT MetaDefender before v4.11.2 allows CSV injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2022-19402 A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2022-13980 As a result of an observable discrepancy in returned messages, OPSWAT MetaDefender Core… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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