Is CVE-2022-47986 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2022-47986 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2023-02-21, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-47986?

CVE-2022-47986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-47986?

CVE-2022-47986 has an EPSS score of 99.97% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-47986

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

99.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability

IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw.

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Remediation due: 2023-03-14

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-27.