{
    "id": "CVE-2022-32272",
    "published": "2022-06-09 15:15:09",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:47:02",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.09554",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95303",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:33",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "opswat",
            "product": "metadefender"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "51113",
            "title": "OPSWAT Metadefender Core - Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2023-03-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51113"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171549/OPSWAT-Metadefender-Core-4.21.1-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes/version-5-6-1",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes/version-4-12-1",
        "https://opswat.com",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171549/OPSWAT-Metadefender-Core-4.21.1-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes/version-5-6-1",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes",
        "https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes/version-4-12-1",
        "https://opswat.com"
    ]
}