RCE in Kantar Media Wm2

CVE-2022-50791

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x contains a conditional command injection vulnerability that allows local authenticated users to create malicious files in the /tmp directory. Unauthenticated attackers can execute commands by making a single HTTP POST request to the vulnerable ping.php script, which triggers the malicious file and then deletes it.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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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: 0.038 (89.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-50791: held from 0.038 to 0.038.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50791?
CVE-2022-50791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kantar Media Wm2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-50791?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.