CVE-2022-38757Network attack vector

Cross-scope device actions via authorization failure

Published Dec 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Improper privilege management in Micro Focus ZENworks 2020 Update 3a and earlier allows remote authenticated users to act on out-of-scope devices. OpenText has not published the affected authorization-checking locus or the operation that fails to enforce the administrator's assigned device scope. An administrator must already hold rights to an action such as bundle installation; the flaw extends that same action to other zone devices without granting additional device rights.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.84%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Micro Focus ZENworks 2020 Update 3a and earlier allows remote authenticated users to act on out-of-scope devices. OpenText has not published the affected authorization-checking locus or the operation that fails to enforce the administrator's assigned device scope. An administrator must already hold rights to an action such as bundle installation; the flaw extends that same action to other zone devices without granting additional device rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38757
Published
Dec 23, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
Micro Focus
Product
ZENworks Asset Management
Classifications
CWE-269, T1072
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=ZENworks 2020 <=Update 3a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Micro Focus · ZENworks Asset Managementversion=ZENworks 2020 <=Update 3a
Micro Focus · ZENworks Endpoint Security Managementversion=ZENworks 2020 <=Update 3a
Micro Focus · ZENworks Configuration Managementversion=ZENworks 2020 <=Update 3a
Micro Focus · ZENworks Patch Managementversion=ZENworks 2020 <=Update 3a

Published CVSS scores

7.2OpenTextCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1072Software Deployment Tools

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