CVE-2022-38757

CVE-2022-38757 ZENworks

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: December 23, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:57 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorZenworksZenworks Configuration ManagementZenworks Endpoint Security Management

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus ZENworks 2020 Update 3a and prior versions. This vulnerability allows administrators with rights to perform actions (e.g., install a bundle) on a set of managed devices, to be able to exercise these rights on managed devices in the ZENworks zone but which are outside the scope of the administrator. This vulnerability does not result in the administrators gaining additional rights on the managed devices, either in the scope or outside the scope of the administrator.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 2020, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ZENworks 2020 ≤ v ≤ Update 3aZENworks 2020
ZENworks 2020 ≤ v ≤ Update 3aZENworks 2020

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHmicrofocus
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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