CVE-2022-38120 | POWERCOM CO., LTD. UPSMON PRO - Path Traversal

UPSMON PRO’s has a path traversal vulnerability. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and access arbitrary system files.

Published: 2022-11-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-38120 is rated Moderate Risk (53.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.58%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38120

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 48.23% 5.58% -42.65%
2 2025-11-21 47.33% 48.23% +0.89%
3 2025-11-18 47.33%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38120

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38120

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38120

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
upspowercom upsmon_pro 2.57 cpe:2.3:a:upspowercom:upsmon_pro:2.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38120

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