VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-1018

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability2.15%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-04-01

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

When opening a malicious solution file provided by an attacker, the application suffers from an XML external entity vulnerability due to an unsafe call within a dynamic link library file. An attacker could exploit this to pass data from local files to a remote web server, leading to a loss of confidentiality.

Weakness classification

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Primary references

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource