CVE-2022-32272
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (MDCore) before 5.1.2 has incorrect access control, resulting in...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-32272- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-32272- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53469 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-53469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2gm-2gf5-vpg3
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (MDCore) before 5.1.2 has incorrect access control, resulting in...
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core (MDCore) before 5.1.2 has incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-g2gm-2gf5-vpg3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OPSWAT Metadefender Core - Privilege Escalation | 2023-03-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32272 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Opswat Metadefender, published June 9, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.55%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
opswat.com
docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171549/OPSWAT-Metadefender-Core-4.21.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32272
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2gm-2gf5-vpg3