What is CVE-2022-38577?

CVE-2022-38577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Processmaker, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-38577?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38577 known to be exploited?

15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Processmaker

CVE-2022-38577

ProcessMaker before v3.5.4 was discovered to contain insecure permissions in the user profile page. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate normal users to Administrators.

Published 2022-09-19 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.022 · change: +0.006

Affected products

Processmaker

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
drive.google.com/file/d/1iP9NYUkYEy_FGMpcnTkUWn8nGcqDT02_/view (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168427/ProcessMaker-Privilege-Escalation.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38577?: CVE-2022-38577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Processmaker, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-38577?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38577 known to be exploited?: 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.