What is CVE-2022-41696?

CVE-2022-41696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Visam Vbase, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-41696?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-41696 known to be exploited?

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

XXE in Visam Vbase

CVE-2022-41696

Versions of VISAM VBASE Automation Base prior to 11.7.5 may disclose information if a valid user opens a specially crafted file.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2023-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Visam Vbase — versions 0
Visam Vbase Automation Base

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-080-05 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41696?: CVE-2022-41696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Visam Vbase, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-41696?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41696 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.