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CVE-2022-40756

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

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.

Affected products

• Actian Psql: from 11 through 13
• Actian Zen: from 14.0 before 14.21.022; from 15.0 before 15.01.017 — fixed in 14.21.022, 15.01.017

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Actian Zen 14.21.022, 15.01.017. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://actian.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#300000001XnW/a/4y000000LhjZ/s7Hk0dFM1Z9nLuAPa50rMaZie7mqCR5u33NZFbdKT7Q
• https://www.actian.com/support-services/
• https://actian.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#300000001XnW/a/4y000000LhjZ/s7Hk0dFM1Z9nLuAPa50rMaZie7mqCR5u33NZFbdKT7Q
• https://www.actian.com/support-services/

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