What is CVE-2022-48341?

CVE-2022-48341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thingsboard, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-48341?

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

Privilege escalation in Thingsboard

CVE-2022-48341

ThingsBoard 3.4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to achieve Vertical Privilege Escalation. A Tenant Administrator can obtain System Administrator dashboard access by modifying the scope via the scopes parameter.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-02-23 · 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: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thingsboard — versions 3.4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

thingsboard.io/docs/reference/releases/ (Release Notes)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238543 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48341?: CVE-2022-48341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thingsboard, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-48341?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.