Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-28880 can crash the scanning engine in listed F-Secure and WithSecure security products when they process specially malformed PE32-bit files. Business impact is service disruption in malware scanning, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact per CVSS.
Executive priority
Prioritize as a moderate operational resilience issue. It can impair security scanning availability, but the provided CVSS and sources do not support treating it as a critical compromise risk.
Technical view
The CVE describes a CWE-400 denial-of-service condition in F-Secure Atlant and several F-Secure/WithSecure endpoint, gateway, Linux, Salesforce, and collaboration protection products. The trigger is scanning fuzzed PE32-bit files, and the source says remote triggering is possible. CVSS is 4.3 with high privileges and user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Organizations using the listed F-Secure or WithSecure protection products may be exposed, especially where products scan inbound or user-submitted Windows PE files. The affected version data is broad: “All Version.”
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not in KEV. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed. The described outcome is scanner crash during file scanning, not full system compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and referenced public pages. The affected product list is broad, remediation details are absent, and exploit status is not supported beyond the stated remote trigger possibility.
Mitigation direction
- Identify deployed F-Secure and WithSecure products listed in the CVE.
- Check current F-Secure and WithSecure guidance for fixed builds or mitigations.
- Keep scanning engines, product versions, and security definitions current.
- Reduce unnecessary exposure to untrusted PE32-bit file scanning paths where operationally feasible.
- Monitor for repeated scanner crashes or service restarts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints, gateways, Linux servers, Salesforce, and collaboration protection deployments.
- Compare deployed products and versions against vendor guidance for CVE-2022-28880.
- Review security product logs for scan engine crashes or availability interruptions.
- Confirm inbound file-scanning paths are monitored and recover automatically.
- Document any compensating controls if vendor remediation is unavailable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L0.93.4F-SecureUSVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.withsecure.com/en/expertise/peopleCVE reference, F-SecureUS · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.f-secure.com/en/home/support/vulnerability-reward-program/hall-of-fameCVE reference, F-SecureUS · x_refsource_MISC
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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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