CVE-2022-28882: A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll

Routine

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CVE-2022-28882 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting elements endpoint protection, atlant, cloud protection for salesforce. 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 & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll will go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. This eventually leads to scanning engine crash. 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	0.5% (top 61%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-835
Published	2022-08-23
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

2022-08-23 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

f-secure elements endpoint protection 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 elements-endpoint-protection || rpm -q elements-endpoint-protection || elements-endpoint-protection --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

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

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.

f-secure cloud protection for salesforce 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 cloud-protection-for-salesforce || rpm -q cloud-protection-for-salesforce || cloud-protection-for-salesforce --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

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

f-secure elements collaboration protection 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 elements-collaboration-protection || rpm -q elements-collaboration-protection || elements-collaboration-protection --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

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

f-secure internet gatekeeper 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 internet-gatekeeper || rpm -q internet-gatekeeper || internet-gatekeeper --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

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

f-secure linux security 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 linux-security || rpm -q linux-security || linux-security --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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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-28882?

elements endpoint protection: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; atlant: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; cloud protection for salesforce: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-28882 being exploited?

CVE-2022-28882 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-2022-28882 affect?

CVE-2022-28882 affects elements endpoint protection, atlant, cloud protection for salesforce. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll will go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. This eventually leads to scanning engine crash. The exploit can be trigger

How urgent is CVE-2022-28882?

Priority 30/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

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