What is CVE-2022-43769?

CVE-2022-43769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-43769?

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

Is CVE-2022-43769 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-43769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server

CVE-2022-43769

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server prior to versions 9.4.0.1 and 9.3.0.2, including 8.3.x allow certain web services to set property values which contain Spring templates that are interpreted downstream.

Published 2023-04-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.977 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-14.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.977 · newest: 0.977 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server — versions 9.4.0.0
Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server — versions 1.0, 9.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-03-24.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.pentaho.com/hc/en-us/articles/14455561548301--Resolved-Pentaho-BA-Serve… (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172296/Pentaho-Business-Server-Authentication-Byp… (Exploit)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43769?: CVE-2022-43769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-43769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43769 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-43769 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.