CVE-2022-42045

Certain Zemana products are vulnerable to Arbitrary code injection. This affects Watchdog Anti-Malware 4.1.422 and Zemana AntiMalware 3.2.28.

Published: 2023-07-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-42045 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42045

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 2026-04-07 0.75% 0.83% +0.08%
2 2026-03-10 0.77% 0.75% -0.02%
3 2026-02-25 — 0.77% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42045

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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: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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42045

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42045

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
watchdog anti-virus 4.1.422 cpe:2.3:a:watchdog:anti-virus:4.1.422:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zemana antimalware 3.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:zemana:antimalware:3.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42045

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