CVE-2022-32272

CRITICAL

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core < 5.1.2 - Privilege Escalation via Incorrect Access Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-32272. PoCs published by Ulascan Yildirim.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in OPSWAT Metadefender Core by manipulating the OMS_CSRF_TOKEN to elevate user roles to admin. It requires valid credentials and interacts with the API to modify user roles.

Description

OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security before 5.6.1 have incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ulascan Yildirim · pythonwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51113

This PoC exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in OPSWAT Metadefender Core by manipulating the OMS_CSRF_TOKEN to elevate user roles to admin. It requires valid credentials and interacts with the API to modify user roles.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OPSWAT Metadefender Core 4.21.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid username and password · Access to the target URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0889
EPSS Percentile 94.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
opswat/metadefender < 5.1.2
Published Jun 09, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026