What is CVE-2022-50938?

CVE-2022-50938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contpaqi Contpaq Adminpaq, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-50938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Contpaqi Contpaq Adminpaq

CVE-2022-50938

CONTPAQi AdminPAQ 14.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AppKeyLicenseServer service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious code in the service binary path, p…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Contpaqi Contpaq Adminpaq — versions 14.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50938?: CVE-2022-50938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contpaqi Contpaq Adminpaq, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-50938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.