What is CVE-2022-45963?

CVE-2022-45963 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c Secpath F100-C-G3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-45963?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in H3c Secpath F100-C-G3

CVE-2022-45963

h3c firewall <= 3.10 ESS6703 has a privilege bypass vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2022-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

gist.github.com/yinfei6/fc6478328f8c2e2bf62a631a81afb265 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45963?: CVE-2022-45963 is a critical-severity vulnerability in H3c Secpath F100-C-G3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-45963?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.