CVE-2022-4270 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Incorrect privilege assignment issue in M-Files Web in M-Files Web versions before 22.5.11436.1 could have changed permissions accidentally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00246.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

M-Files

M-Files Web

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 22.5.11436.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:m-files:m-files_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
M-files Subscribe	M-files Server Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51626	Incorrect privilege assignment issue in M-Files Web in M-Files Web versions before 22.5.11436.1 could have changed permissions accidentally.

Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to non-affected version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2022-4270
https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2022-4270/
https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2022-4270/

History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2022-4270

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2022-4270/

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: M-Files Corporation

Published: 2022-12-02T12:20:58.815Z

Updated: 2026-02-23T08:08:41.201Z

Reserved: 2022-12-02T11:11:00.325Z

Link: CVE-2022-4270

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:34:49.841Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-02T13:15:10.403

Modified: 2026-02-23T09:16:12.850

Link: CVE-2022-4270

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269

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