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CVE-2022-45184

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Web Server in Ironman Software PowerShell Universal v3.x and v2.x allows for directory traversal outside of the configuration directory, which allows a remote attacker with administrator privilege to create, delete, update, and display files outside of the configuration directory via a crafted HTTP request to particular endpoints in the web server. Patched Versions are 3.5.3 and 3.4.7.

Affected products

• Ironmansoftware Powershell Universal: from 3.0.0 before 3.4.7; from 3.5.0 before 3.5.3 — fixed in 3.4.7, 3.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ironmansoftware Powershell Universal 3.4.7, 3.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.ironmansoftware.com/psu-2022-11-cve/
• https://docs.powershelluniversal.com/changelog
• https://ironmansoftware.com
• https://blog.ironmansoftware.com/psu-2022-11-cve/
• https://docs.powershelluniversal.com/changelog
• https://ironmansoftware.com

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