CVE-2022-28879 | Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure products whereby the scanning the aepack.dll component can crash the scanning engine.

Published: 2022-07-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-28879 is rated Low Risk (28/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.34% 0.39% +0.05%
2 2025-09-23 0.46% 0.34% -0.12%
3 2025-08-04 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 0.9 3.4 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f-secure elements_endpoint_protection — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_endpoint_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure atlant — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:atlant:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure cloud_protection_for_salesforce — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:cloud_protection_for_salesforce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure elements_collaboration_protection — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:elements_collaboration_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure internet_gatekeeper — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:-:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
f-secure linux_security — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
f-secure linux_security_64 — cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:linux_security_64:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28879

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