CVE-2022-28886

MEDIUMNVD 4.35.5▲

4.3

A Denial-of-Service vulnerability was discovered in the F-Secure and WithSecure products where aerdl.so/aerdl.dll may go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. It is possible that this can crash the scanning engine

CVSS v3: 4.3
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 36.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 23, 2022

Last Modified

May 22, 2025

References (4)

cve-notifications-us@f-securehttps://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories
cve-notifications-us@f-securehttps://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.f-secure.com/en/business/support-and-downloads/security-advisories
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-28886?

CVE-2022-28886 is a medium vulnerability published on September 23, 2022. A Denial-of-Service vulnerability was discovered in the F-Secure and WithSecure products where aerdl.so/aerdl.dll may go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. It is possible that this can crash the scanning engine

When was CVE-2022-28886 disclosed?

CVE-2022-28886 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2022, with the most recent update on May 22, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-28886 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-28886 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 36.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28886?

CVE-2022-28886 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.5.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-28886?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-28886, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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