CVE-2022-28871: A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant whereby the fsicapd component used i

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3MITIGATE

CVE-2022-28871 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting atlant. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant whereby the fsicapd component used in certain F-Secure products while scanning larger packages/fuzzed files consume too much memory eventually can crash the scanning engine. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-770
Published	2022-04-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): F-Secure · Vendor: f-secure

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-04-25 11:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

f-secure atlant MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy atlant || rpm -q atlant || atlant --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-28871?

atlant: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-28871 being exploited?

CVE-2022-28871 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-28871 affect?

CVE-2022-28871 affects atlant. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure Atlant whereby the fsicapd component used in certain F-Secure products while scanning larger packages/fuzzed files consume too much memory eventually can crash the scanning

How urgent is CVE-2022-28871?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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