What is CVE-2022-4264?

CVE-2022-4264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in M-Files, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-4264?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in M-Files

CVE-2022-4264

Incorrect Privilege Assignment in M-Files Web (Classic) in M-Files before 22.8.11691.0 allows low privilege user to change some configuration.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2022-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

M-Files
M-Files Web — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2022-4264/ (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2022-4264/ (vendor-advisory)
empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2022-4264 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4264?: CVE-2022-4264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in M-Files, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-4264?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.