CVE-2022-40756 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-40756

If folder security is misconfigured for Actian Zen PSQL BEFORE...

Vulnerability Description

If folder security is misconfigured for Actian Zen PSQL BEFORE Patch Update 1 for Zen 15 SP1 (v15.11.005), Patch Update 4 for Zen 15 (v15.01.017), or Patch Update 5 for Zen 14 SP2 (v14.21.022), it can allow an attacker (with file read/write access) to remove specific security files in order to reset the master password and gain access to the database.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

psql, zen
Vulnerable Versions:
11, 14.0, 15.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 30th, 2022
Last Modified: May 20th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.