CVE-2022-37027: Ahsay AhsayCBS · Argument Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 22% EPSS · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 22.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Sep 2022
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2022-37027, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict administrative access to the AhsayCBS web interface using strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and enforce the principle of least privilege to minimize the number of users with Runtime Options modification rights. 2) Monitor and audit changes to JVM runtime options within the application to detect unauthorized or suspicious modifications promptly. 3) Isolate the AhsayCBS server within a segmented network zone with strict firewall rules to limit exposure to trusted administrative hosts only. 4) Regularly review and harden JVM options to disallow enabling of remote management services like JMX unless explicitly required and secured. 5) Maintain up-to-date backups of configuration and data, and prepare incident response plans for rapid containment in case of compromise. 6) Engage with the vendor or community to obtain patches or updates addressing this vulnerability as soon as they become available. 7) Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect anomalous JVM behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.
Description
Ahsay AhsayCBS 9.1.4.0 allows an authenticated system user to inject arbitrary Java JVM options. Administrators that can modify the Runtime Options in the web interface can inject Java Runtime Options. These take effect after a restart. For example, an attacker can enable JMX services and consequently achieve remote code execution as the system user.
References
- ahsay.com/jsp/en/downloads/ahsay-downloads_latest-software_ahsaycbs.jsp (opens in a new tab)
- compass-security.com/en/research/advisories (opens in a new tab)
- wiki.ahsay.com/doku.php?id=public:resources:release_notes_v9320 (opens in a new tab)
- ahsay.com/partners/en/home/index.jsp?pageContentKey=ahsay_assets_latest_hotfix (opens in a new tab)
- compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2022_12_CSNC-2022-009_AhsayCBS_Java_Runtime_Parameter_Injection.txt (opens in a new tab)