Out-of-bounds write in PowerISO
Priority HIGH 69CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the VHD File Format parsing CXSPARSE record functionality of PowerISO PowerISO 8.3. A specially-crafted file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. A victim needs to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0047 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41992
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjfq-92fx-g45f
References
More Poweriso vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02044 Use after free in PowerIso CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-02038 Memory corruption in PowerISO CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2006-02047 Directory traversal vulnerability in PowerISO 2.9 allows remote attackers to write… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04916 Out-of-bounds write in PowerISO CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-41992 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41992 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjfq-92fx-g45f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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