CVE-2022-38165
WithSecure through 2022-08-10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (issue 4 of 5).
Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.
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
Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.
- Record
CVE-2022-38165- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.
- Record
CVE-2022-38165- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40762
Arbitrary file write in F-Secure Policy Manager through 2022-08-10 allows unauthenticated users to write the file with the contents in arbitrary locations on the F-Secure Policy Manager Server.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40762- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gc4-cwgf-384p
WithSecure through 2022-08-10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (issue 4 of 5).
WithSecure through 2022-08-10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (issue 4 of 5).
- Record
GHSA-7gc4-cwgf-384p- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38165 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Withsecure F-secure Policy Manager, published November 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.