What is CVE-2022-43701?

CVE-2022-43701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm Compiler, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-43701?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arm Compiler

CVE-2022-43701

When the installation directory does not have sufficiently restrictive file permissions, an attacker can modify files in the installation directory to cause execution of malicious code.

Published 2023-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Arm Compiler
Arm Compiler For Embedded Fusa — versions 6.16
Arm Compiler For Functional Safety — versions 6.6
Arm Development Studio
Arm Mobile Studio
Arm Ds Development Studio
Arm Fast Models
Arm GNU Toolchain
Arm Keil Mdk
Arm Linaro Forge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43701?: CVE-2022-43701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arm Compiler, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-43701?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.