CVE-2022-28874: Multiple Denial-of-Service vulnerabilities was discovered in the F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure pro
CVE-2022-28874 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting atlant, elements endpoint protection, linux security. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
Multiple Denial-of-Service vulnerabilities was discovered in the F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure products while scanning fuzzed PE32-bit files cause memory corruption and heap buffer overflow which eventually can crash the scanning engine. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.
Why this priority
- On your watchlist
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 50%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| Published | 2022-05-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
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-2022-28874?
atlant: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; elements endpoint protection: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; linux security: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2022-28874 being exploited?
CVE-2022-28874 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-2022-28874 affect?
CVE-2022-28874 affects atlant, elements endpoint protection, linux security. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple Denial-of-Service vulnerabilities was discovered in the F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure products while scanning fuzzed PE32-bit files cause memory corruption and heap buffer overflow which eventually can crash the scannin
How urgent is CVE-2022-28874?
Priority 32/100. On your watchlist
Software pages
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