{
    "id": "CVE-2022-47986",
    "published": "2023-02-17 16:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 05:14:33",
    "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-502",
    "description": "IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.",
    "epss_score": "0.99968",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99977",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2023-03-14",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:31:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-03-14."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aspera_faspex"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2022-47986",
        "date_added": "2023-02-21",
        "due_date": "2023-03-14",
        "vendor": "IBM",
        "product": "Aspera Faspex",
        "name": "IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "51316",
            "title": "IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.1 - YAML deserialization (RCE)",
            "date": "2023-04-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51316"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512",
        "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243512",
        "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-47986"
    ]
}