XML external entity injection in VISAM VBASE
Priority LOW 31CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Versions of VISAM VBASE Automation Base prior to 11.7.5 may disclose information if a valid user opens a specially crafted file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03332 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed VBASE (VISAM): 11.7.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA VBASE (VISAM) Fixed in 11.7.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9p6-vq7q-w6q7
References
More VISAM Vbase vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02972 When logging in to a VBASE runtime project via Web-Remote, the product uses XOR with a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-45876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9p6-vq7q-w6q7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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