What is CVE-2022-38573?

CVE-2022-38573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-38573?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer

CVE-2022-38573

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer v9.3 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the Add Computers function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.002

Affected products

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

packetstormsecurity.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168133/10-Strike-Network-Inventory-Explorer-9.3-B… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38573?: CVE-2022-38573 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-38573?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.